Samuel D. Sturgis
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Samuel Davis Sturgis was a senior officer of the United States Army. A veteran of the Mexican War, Civil War, and Indian Wars, he attained the rank of brevet major general.
Sturgis in uniform, c. 1862
Samuel D. Sturgis III
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Samuel Davis Sturgis III, also known as Samuel D. Sturgis Jr., was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as Chief of Engineers from 1953 to 1956, during the Cold War.
Samuel D. Sturgis
…Sturgis Jr. became a general in the United States Army, and was a division commander in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. His grandson Samuel D. Sturgis III also became a general in the United States Army and served as Chief of Engineers from 1953 to 1956. The city of Sturgis, South Dakota, is named for…
Sturgis c. 1953