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|battles = Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Negro Rebellion |awards = |relations = Amy Elizabeth Thorpe, daughter |laterwork = Author, lawyer }} George Cyrus Thorpe (January 7, 1875 – July 28, 1936) was a United States Marine Corps officer during the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. He was an early writer on military logistics. He was one of 23 Marine Corps officers awarded the Marine Corps Brevet Medal for bravery. He was also an author and lawyer after he retired from the Marine Corps. ==Biography== Thorpe was born January 7, 1875 in Northfield, Minnesota and in 1894 received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He resigned in November 1896 but when the Spanish–American War started he applied for a commission in the Marine Corps and was appointed a Second Lieutenant. In 1903–1904, Captain Thorpe commanded the Marine guard of the American diplomatic mission to Abyssinia, and photographed the emperor Menelik II.〔(UNCLE SAM'S MISSION TO KING MENELEK ), in ''the Tacoma Times'' (via Chronicling America); published March 15, 1904; retrieved February 22, 2015〕〔 While serving in the Marine Corps he earned his Bachelor of Science from New York University in 1910. In 1912 he served in Cuba during U.S. intervention in the Negro Rebellion.〔Clark, pg. 97–99〕 Thorpe also graduated from the Naval War College in 1915 before serving on its staff, earned a Master of Arts from Brown University in 1916, and completed the General Staff College in 1921. He was a Major when he was assigned to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. in 1917. In 1922 or 1923 he was found not physically qualified for further service because several toes from both feet had been amputated. He was placed on the retired list as a Colonel. After retiring from the Marine Corps he became a lawyer and author, writing several books on legal subjects. He had previously written on military matters. George Thorpe died July 28, 1936 at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. His grave can be found in section 6, site 9287. CHe married 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/gcthorpe.htm )〕 Cora Edna Wells, April 8, 1908. She was the daughter of a Minnesota senator. They had had three children; the eldest, Amy Elizabeth Thorpe, was a successful World War II spy. 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「George C. Thorpe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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