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Clement Alexander Finley Flagler (1867–1922) was a United States Army Major General who was noteworthy as regimental, brigade and division commander in World War I. ==Early life== He was born Clement Alexander Finley Flagler in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Brigadier General Daniel Webster Flagler, for whom Fort Flagler, Washington was named.〔(Daniel Webster Flagler entry ), ''The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans''], compiled and edited by Rossiter Johnson and John Howard Brown, 1904〕 The younger Flagler was named for his maternal grandfather, Army Surgeon General Clement Alexander Finley. Known as Clement Flagler, Clement A.F. Flagler, and C.A.F Flagler, he grew up in Iowa while his father commanded the Rock Island Arsenal.〔''A History of the Rock Island Arsenal From its Establishment in 1836 to December, 1876: And of the Island of Rock Island, the Site of the Arsenal, from 1804 to 1863''. Prepared under the instructions of Brig. Gen. Stephen V. Benet́, by Daniel Webster Flagler, 1877〕〔(''Annals of Iowa'' ), published by State Historical Society of Iowa, 1905, page 600〕 In 1885 he received a bachelor of science degree from Griswold College, afterwards accepting appointment to the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1889.〔(Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers ), published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 48, Part 2, 1922, page 1914〕 While at West Point Flagler was nicknamed "Sioux" as a testament to his dark eyes, hair and complexion, his having been raised in Iowa, and his self-professed Native American heritage, and his classmates used it with him for the rest of his life.〔(Obituary, Clement Alexander Finley Flagler, Annual Report ), published by United States Military Academy Association of Graduates, 1922, page 66〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clement Flagler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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