LAWSON MAYO FULLER
Died September 17, 1929, at Hamilton, Bermuda, aged 63 years.
COLONEL LAWSON MAYO FULLER was born in Pepin, Wisconsin on the banks of the Mississippi River, March 5, 1866, the oldest son of Hiram and Electa Fuller. He graduated from the public high school there at the age of 17, and taught school for a number of years in that neighborhood.
His cadetship in the class of 1891 was won by a competitive examination and he entered the academy in June, 1887, after he was 21. Graduating number 13 in the class, he was assigned to the 9th Cavalry, there being no vacancies in the Artillery to which he was inclined, and joined his regiment at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. A fine carbine and pistol shot he, at various times, represented his regiment at Department and Army meets and' won silver and gold medals for carbine and pistol matches in the Department of the Platte and at Chicago two years in succession, thus becoming "Distinguished Marksman", in both carbine and pistol.
On October 10, 1894 he was transferred to the Ordnance Department as first lieutenant in which he served with distinction until his retirement for physical disability in October 31, 1908. During this service he represented the Ordnance Department on the board for adoption of regulations for uniform and equipment in 1902 and was recorder of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications in the office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.
Serving in the Philippine Islands 1899 to 1902 he participated in numerous engagements and was awarded two Silver Star Citations for gallantry in action against Filipino Insurgents. Present in the action at San Mateo, Island of Luzon he stood beside General Lawton and caught that gallant officer as he fell, and who died in his arms.
Upon his retirement in October, 1908, as Major of Ordnance he organized and became Secretary and General Manager of the Velie Motor Vehicle Corporation in Moline, Ill., and remained with that company until 1912 when he resigned to become connected with Bausch and Lomb Optical Company. Remaining with this company until 1917 he applied for active service when our country entered the World War.
He was recalled into active duty on May 1, 1917 and promoted to Colonel of Ordnance, National Army. First assigned as Chief of Inspection of carriage division and later in charge of Personnel for the Ordnance Department. He joined the American Expeditionary Forces in September, 1918 as Chief of Personnel, and upon the organization of the American First Army was assigned as Ordnance Officer thereto, serving in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. For this latter service the Commanding General awarded him a Meritorious Service Citation for "especially meritorious and conspicuous service." Upon returning from France he entered business in Washington, D. C., organizing the firm of Fuller and d'Albert, dealers in Engineer and Photographic supplies, of which he was president and principal owner. In 1928 he married Margaret Mann, of Atlanta, Georgia. While on a trip to Bermuda, he died of a heart attack brought on by excessive exertion in the surf. Brought back to the United States he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on September 24, 1929. He is survived by his wife Margaret Mann Fuller, a daughter by a former marriage, Margaret Fuller Hubbard, and two brothers, one of whom, Colonel E. E. Fuller is in the service.
Loved by all who knew him Colonel Fuller was extremely popular both in business and Army circles. The Chief of Staff in a letter stated: "The records show that Major Fuller was a gallant and efficient officer who was keenly interested in his profession. Loyal, conscientious, and reliable, he invariably performed all duties assigned him with credit to himself and the Army. His passing is deeply regretted by all his former associates in the Service."
Died September 17, 1929, at Hamilton, Bermuda, aged 63 years.
COLONEL LAWSON MAYO FULLER was born in Pepin, Wisconsin on the banks of the Mississippi River, March 5, 1866, the oldest son of Hiram and Electa Fuller. He graduated from the public high school there at the age of 17, and taught school for a number of years in that neighborhood.
His cadetship in the class of 1891 was won by a competitive examination and he entered the academy in June, 1887, after he was 21. Graduating number 13 in the class, he was assigned to the 9th Cavalry, there being no vacancies in the Artillery to which he was inclined, and joined his regiment at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. A fine carbine and pistol shot he, at various times, represented his regiment at Department and Army meets and' won silver and gold medals for carbine and pistol matches in the Department of the Platte and at Chicago two years in succession, thus becoming "Distinguished Marksman", in both carbine and pistol.
On October 10, 1894 he was transferred to the Ordnance Department as first lieutenant in which he served with distinction until his retirement for physical disability in October 31, 1908. During this service he represented the Ordnance Department on the board for adoption of regulations for uniform and equipment in 1902 and was recorder of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications in the office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.
Serving in the Philippine Islands 1899 to 1902 he participated in numerous engagements and was awarded two Silver Star Citations for gallantry in action against Filipino Insurgents. Present in the action at San Mateo, Island of Luzon he stood beside General Lawton and caught that gallant officer as he fell, and who died in his arms.
Upon his retirement in October, 1908, as Major of Ordnance he organized and became Secretary and General Manager of the Velie Motor Vehicle Corporation in Moline, Ill., and remained with that company until 1912 when he resigned to become connected with Bausch and Lomb Optical Company. Remaining with this company until 1917 he applied for active service when our country entered the World War.
He was recalled into active duty on May 1, 1917 and promoted to Colonel of Ordnance, National Army. First assigned as Chief of Inspection of carriage division and later in charge of Personnel for the Ordnance Department. He joined the American Expeditionary Forces in September, 1918 as Chief of Personnel, and upon the organization of the American First Army was assigned as Ordnance Officer thereto, serving in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. For this latter service the Commanding General awarded him a Meritorious Service Citation for "especially meritorious and conspicuous service." Upon returning from France he entered business in Washington, D. C., organizing the firm of Fuller and d'Albert, dealers in Engineer and Photographic supplies, of which he was president and principal owner. In 1928 he married Margaret Mann, of Atlanta, Georgia. While on a trip to Bermuda, he died of a heart attack brought on by excessive exertion in the surf. Brought back to the United States he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on September 24, 1929. He is survived by his wife Margaret Mann Fuller, a daughter by a former marriage, Margaret Fuller Hubbard, and two brothers, one of whom, Colonel E. E. Fuller is in the service.
Loved by all who knew him Colonel Fuller was extremely popular both in business and Army circles. The Chief of Staff in a letter stated: "The records show that Major Fuller was a gallant and efficient officer who was keenly interested in his profession. Loyal, conscientious, and reliable, he invariably performed all duties assigned him with credit to himself and the Army. His passing is deeply regretted by all his former associates in the Service."
LAWSON MAYO FULLER
Died September 17, 1929, at Hamilton, Bermuda, aged 63 years.
COLONEL LAWSON MAYO FULLER was born in Pepin, Wisconsin on the banks of the Mississippi River, March 5, 1866, the oldest son of Hiram and Electa Fuller. He graduated from the public high school there at the age of 17, and taught school for a number of years in that neighborhood.
His cadetship in the class of 1891 was won by a competitive examination and he entered the academy in June, 1887, after he was 21. Graduating number 13 in the class, he was assigned to the 9th Cavalry, there being no vacancies in the Artillery to which he was inclined, and joined his regiment at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. A fine carbine and pistol shot he, at various times, represented his regiment at Department and Army meets and' won silver and gold medals for carbine and pistol matches in the Department of the Platte and at Chicago two years in succession, thus becoming "Distinguished Marksman", in both carbine and pistol.
On October 10, 1894 he was transferred to the Ordnance Department as first lieutenant in which he served with distinction until his retirement for physical disability in October 31, 1908. During this service he represented the Ordnance Department on the board for adoption of regulations for uniform and equipment in 1902 and was recorder of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications in the office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.
Serving in the Philippine Islands 1899 to 1902 he participated in numerous engagements and was awarded two Silver Star Citations for gallantry in action against Filipino Insurgents. Present in the action at San Mateo, Island of Luzon he stood beside General Lawton and caught that gallant officer as he fell, and who died in his arms.
Upon his retirement in October, 1908, as Major of Ordnance he organized and became Secretary and General Manager of the Velie Motor Vehicle Corporation in Moline, Ill., and remained with that company until 1912 when he resigned to become connected with Bausch and Lomb Optical Company. Remaining with this company until 1917 he applied for active service when our country entered the World War.
He was recalled into active duty on May 1, 1917 and promoted to Colonel of Ordnance, National Army. First assigned as Chief of Inspection of carriage division and later in charge of Personnel for the Ordnance Department. He joined the American Expeditionary Forces in September, 1918 as Chief of Personnel, and upon the organization of the American First Army was assigned as Ordnance Officer thereto, serving in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. For this latter service the Commanding General awarded him a Meritorious Service Citation for "especially meritorious and conspicuous service." Upon returning from France he entered business in Washington, D. C., organizing the firm of Fuller and d'Albert, dealers in Engineer and Photographic supplies, of which he was president and principal owner. In 1928 he married Margaret Mann, of Atlanta, Georgia. While on a trip to Bermuda, he died of a heart attack brought on by excessive exertion in the surf. Brought back to the United States he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on September 24, 1929. He is survived by his wife Margaret Mann Fuller, a daughter by a former marriage, Margaret Fuller Hubbard, and two brothers, one of whom, Colonel E. E. Fuller is in the service.
Loved by all who knew him Colonel Fuller was extremely popular both in business and Army circles. The Chief of Staff in a letter stated: "The records show that Major Fuller was a gallant and efficient officer who was keenly interested in his profession. Loyal, conscientious, and reliable, he invariably performed all duties assigned him with credit to himself and the Army. His passing is deeply regretted by all his former associates in the Service."
Died September 17, 1929, at Hamilton, Bermuda, aged 63 years.
COLONEL LAWSON MAYO FULLER was born in Pepin, Wisconsin on the banks of the Mississippi River, March 5, 1866, the oldest son of Hiram and Electa Fuller. He graduated from the public high school there at the age of 17, and taught school for a number of years in that neighborhood.
His cadetship in the class of 1891 was won by a competitive examination and he entered the academy in June, 1887, after he was 21. Graduating number 13 in the class, he was assigned to the 9th Cavalry, there being no vacancies in the Artillery to which he was inclined, and joined his regiment at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. A fine carbine and pistol shot he, at various times, represented his regiment at Department and Army meets and' won silver and gold medals for carbine and pistol matches in the Department of the Platte and at Chicago two years in succession, thus becoming "Distinguished Marksman", in both carbine and pistol.
On October 10, 1894 he was transferred to the Ordnance Department as first lieutenant in which he served with distinction until his retirement for physical disability in October 31, 1908. During this service he represented the Ordnance Department on the board for adoption of regulations for uniform and equipment in 1902 and was recorder of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications in the office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.
Serving in the Philippine Islands 1899 to 1902 he participated in numerous engagements and was awarded two Silver Star Citations for gallantry in action against Filipino Insurgents. Present in the action at San Mateo, Island of Luzon he stood beside General Lawton and caught that gallant officer as he fell, and who died in his arms.
Upon his retirement in October, 1908, as Major of Ordnance he organized and became Secretary and General Manager of the Velie Motor Vehicle Corporation in Moline, Ill., and remained with that company until 1912 when he resigned to become connected with Bausch and Lomb Optical Company. Remaining with this company until 1917 he applied for active service when our country entered the World War.
He was recalled into active duty on May 1, 1917 and promoted to Colonel of Ordnance, National Army. First assigned as Chief of Inspection of carriage division and later in charge of Personnel for the Ordnance Department. He joined the American Expeditionary Forces in September, 1918 as Chief of Personnel, and upon the organization of the American First Army was assigned as Ordnance Officer thereto, serving in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. For this latter service the Commanding General awarded him a Meritorious Service Citation for "especially meritorious and conspicuous service." Upon returning from France he entered business in Washington, D. C., organizing the firm of Fuller and d'Albert, dealers in Engineer and Photographic supplies, of which he was president and principal owner. In 1928 he married Margaret Mann, of Atlanta, Georgia. While on a trip to Bermuda, he died of a heart attack brought on by excessive exertion in the surf. Brought back to the United States he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on September 24, 1929. He is survived by his wife Margaret Mann Fuller, a daughter by a former marriage, Margaret Fuller Hubbard, and two brothers, one of whom, Colonel E. E. Fuller is in the service.
Loved by all who knew him Colonel Fuller was extremely popular both in business and Army circles. The Chief of Staff in a letter stated: "The records show that Major Fuller was a gallant and efficient officer who was keenly interested in his profession. Loyal, conscientious, and reliable, he invariably performed all duties assigned him with credit to himself and the Army. His passing is deeply regretted by all his former associates in the Service."
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