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Armstrong, George, 1884-1964
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Dates of existence
1884-1964
History
George Armstrong was born on February 22, 1884, in St. Louis, MI. In 1908 he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in the regular army for eighteen years and in the Reserves for two, rising to the rank of major in the Military Police. For most of his army service during the period of this correspondence with Nell Floss Steel, later his wife, Nell Steel Armstrong, he served with a Recruit Depot in the U.S. Army General Services Infantry, training recruits.
Initially based in Columbus, OH where he probably met his future wife, Nell Floss Steel, Armstrong was transferred (1913) to the military training camp at Texas City, TX but also fulfilled assignments in Saginaw, MI (1913), St. Louis, MO (1913), and Vera Cruz, Mexico (April 1914). He also received training in El Paso, TX (1914), before returning to Columbus, OH (1915).
During World War I, Armstrong was periodically stationed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN and Camp Sherman, OH between 1915 - August 1918. He subsequently served in the U.S. Army Infantry, 83rd Division, in France from September ?? to November 1918, inspecting prisoner of war camps.
After World War I, Armstrong was transferred to Cleveland, OH and eventually retired from the army to avoid being reverted to his previous rank of 1st Sergeant. The Armstrongs lived briefly in Grandfield, OK before moving successively to Burkburnett, Graham, Ranger, Breckenridge, Holliday, and Wichita Falls, TX. They finally settled in Baytown to be close to family. In Baytown, Armstrong began a career in the Texas oilfields, working for Texaco for many years before retiring from the company in January 1949. He died in Baytown on April 27, 1964.