1. Herbert Deakyne was a United States Army officer and engineer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
12 Facts About Herbert Deakyne
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Herbert Deakyne's classmates included Colden Ruggles, Fred W Sladen, Frank M Caldwell, Clint C Hearn, Daniel W Ketcham, Edgar Jadwin, Francis Marshall, Harry H Bandholtz, Henry D Todd Jr.
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All of these men would, like Herbert Deakyne himself, attain the rank of general officer.
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Herbert Deakyne studied at the Engineering School of Application at Willets Point, Queens, from 1890 to 1893, and from 1893 to 1900, he worked as an army engineer in California, working on river, harbor, and fortification projects.
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Herbert Deakyne served on the California Debris Commission from 1897 to 1901.
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Herbert Deakyne served in Florida from 1901 to 1903, at Fort Leavenworth from 1903 to 1905, and in the Philippines from 1905 to 1907, and from August to November 1907, he served as chief engineering officer of the Philippine Division.
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From 1908 to 1912, Herbert Deakyne served in the Philadelphia area, and from 1912 to 1916, he did work on the Missouri River and tributaries.
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Herbert Deakyne later served as the Director of Railways and Roads in Chaumont, Haute-Marne.
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Herbert Deakyne received a temporary promotion to brigadier general on October 13,1918, and reverted to his permanent rank of lieutenant colonel on May 31,1919.
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Herbert Deakyne served as an assistant to the Chief of Engineers from June 1926 to June 1930, and he served as the interim Chief of Engineers from August 7 to October 1,1929.
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Herbert Deakyne married Sadie MacKinnon Nickerson in 1899.
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Herbert Deakyne died in the Letterman General Hospital at the Presidio of San Francisco on May 28,1945.