Edwin Burr Babbitt [SEP] date of death
Edwin Burr Babbitt
Edwin Burr Babbitt (July 26, 1862 – December 9, 1939) was a Major General in the United States Army.
Biography.
Babbitt was born on July 26, 1862 in New York City to Lawrence, a U.S. Army Colonel, and Fannie Babbitt. He was the son-in-law of Charles McDougall and brother-in-law of Thomas Mower McDougall. Babbitt died on December 9, 1939 in Santa Barbara, California. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
of Headquarters, 4th Field Artillery (FA) Brigade (BDE) on 19 November 1917, and was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division. The unit was organized at Camp Greene, North Carolina from 15 December 1917 to 10 January 1918, under the command of Brigadier General Edwin Burr Babbitt. The 4th FA BDE was composed of a headquarters, a 155mm howitzer regiment (13th Field Artillery), two 75mm gun regiments (16th Field Artillery and 77th Field Artillery), and the 4th Trench Mortar Battery. The