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Edwin B. Winans
Brigadier General
Commanding the 64th Infantry Brigade
32nd Division
(Photo by U. S. Signal Corps.)

Born 31 Oct, 1869, Hamburg Michigan; son of Governor Edwin B. & Elizabeth (Galloway) Winans; husband of Edith May (Auman) Winans; father of Katherine Winans, 1894, and Elizabeth Winans, 1901. Entered West Point Military Academy, New York, 15 June, 1887.

Promotions: 2nd Lieut 5th Calvary 11 June 1887; 1st Lieut 4th Calvary, 30 April 1898; Major 34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry 15 May -26 November 1898; Captain 4th Calvary, 2 February 1901; Major, 2 September 1914; Lieut Colonel, 3rd Calvary 2 February 1917; Colonel, 15 August 1917; Brigadier General, 26 June 1918.

Campaigns Participated In: War with Spain--Santiago Campaign; Philippine Insurrection; China Relief Expedition; Punitive Expedition to Mexico; War with Germany--three major offensives: Aisne-Marne offensive, Oise-Aisne offensive & Meuse-Argonne offensive.

Overseas Record, War with Germany: General Staff College Langres, France, 5 December 1917-25 February 1918; On the General Staff, Service of Supply, Tours, 1 March-31 March 1918; Commanding Officer, Pontaneezan Barracks, Brest, 12 April-15 May 1918; Colonel, commanding 6th Infantry, 15 May-15 July 1918; Brigadier General, commanding 64th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Division, 16 July 1918-5 May 1919.

Decorations: Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (USA); Officer of the Legion of Honor (France); The Croix de Guerre (France) with two palms.

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