Harrison S. Kerrick
{{Short description|American railroad executive and army officer (c.1873–1939)}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Harrison S. Kerrick
| image = Harrison S. Kerrick.jpg
| birth_date = {{Circa|1873}}
| death_date = May 15, 1939 (aged 66)
| birth_place = Bloomington, Illinois, US
| death_place = Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas, US
| birth_name = Harrison Summers Kerrick
| allegiance = {{United States}}
| branch = Army
| branch_label = Branch
| rank = Lieutenant colonel
| battles = Spanish–American War{{br}}Philippine–American War{{br}}World War I
| battles_label = War
| alma_mater = Illinois Wesleyan University
}}
Lieutenant colonel Harrison Summers Kerrick ({{Circa|1873}} – May 15, 1939) was an American railroad executive and United States Army officer.
Biography
Kerrick was born {{Circa|1873}} in Bloomington, Illinois, and attended Illinois Wesleyan University. In 1898, he enlisted in Company C of the 2nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving in the Spanish–American War, during which he was promoted to captain.
He served as a field artillery officer in the Philippine–American War. During World War I, Kerrick served in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps from December 31, 1917, to February 9, 1918.{{Cite web |title=Cabrillo NM: The Guns of San Diego - Historic Resource Study (Appendix A) |url=http://npshistory.com/publications/cabr/guns-san-diego-hrs/appa.htm |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=npshistory.com}} Kerrick created the code of conduct on the handling and display of the flag of the United States, which was used by United States Congress.{{Cite web |title=A.L.S From "Mariano Herrera" to Harrison S. Kerrick, 1926 {{!}} Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |url=https://archon.library.illinois.edu/rbml/?p=collections/controlcard&id=1445&q=Visit+Cheapfifa23coins.com+30%25+OFF+code:FIFA2023%7C+They+did+a+great+job+on+my+case+for++fifa+23+coins+price+in+UZBEKISTAN!..++iqy6 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Rare Book & Manuscript Library Manuscript Collections Database |language=en}} He retired in 1934, and died on May 15, 1939, in the Army and Navy Hospital, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, aged 66.{{Cite news |last=TIMES |first=Special to THE NEW YORK |date=1939-05-18 |title=COL. H.S. KERRICK, 66, SERVED IN TWO WARS; Retired Artillery Officer Dies-- Leader in Philippines |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/05/18/archives/col-hs-kerrick-66-served-in-two-wars-retired-artillery-officer-dies.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
Kerrick is the namesake of Kerrick, Texas.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Kerrick, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kerrick-tx |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Kerrick |first=Harrison S. |title=Military and Naval America |publisher=Hardpress Publishing |year=1916 |isbn=978-1314066388 |location=United States |language=en}}
- {{Cite book |last=Kerrick |first=Harrison S. |title=The Flag of the United States Your Flag and Mine |year=1925 |language=en}}
References
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Category:American military personnel of the Philippine–American War
Category:United States Army colonels
Category:20th-century American railroad executives
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