Military officer.
He was born into a military family at Fort Monroe, Virginia. His great great grandfather served in the continental army. His great grandfather was an army officer in the war of 1812. Both grandfathers were generals in the union army during the civil war. His father, Colonel Clarence deems senior, was an officer in the coast artillery. Deems Sr. was still on active duty when his son was commissioned second lieutenant from the military academy at West Point in 1900. The lieutenant was first assigned to the coast artillery, but changed to field artillery in 1907. He remained with this unit until his retirement. He completed the school of application for cavalry and field artillery at fort Riley, Kansas, then went to the school of fire for field artillery. Upon completion he went to the command and general staff school graduating first in his class. Soon after, he went to the army war college. His assignment was then as chief instructor in strategy, leadership, and military history at the general service schools. In 1918 he was assigned as director of the army artillery school in France, then returned to start a military school in camp Knox, Kentucky. In WW1, Deems was awarded the distinguished service medal and was repeatedly recommended for promotion for his performance. He received campaign medals from the Spanish American war, the Philippine insurrection, Mexican border service, and world war one which included three battle clasps. He was a member of the American legion, the hereditary military order of the loyal legion, and the society of forty and eight. Because of physical infirmities he retired in 1929, but continued to work as professor of military science and tactics in Alexandria, Virginia until his death at age 69.
He was born into a military family at Fort Monroe, Virginia. His great great grandfather served in the continental army. His great grandfather was an army officer in the war of 1812. Both grandfathers were generals in the union army during the civil war. His father, Colonel Clarence deems senior, was an officer in the coast artillery. Deems Sr. was still on active duty when his son was commissioned second lieutenant from the military academy at West Point in 1900. The lieutenant was first assigned to the coast artillery, but changed to field artillery in 1907. He remained with this unit until his retirement. He completed the school of application for cavalry and field artillery at fort Riley, Kansas, then went to the school of fire for field artillery. Upon completion he went to the command and general staff school graduating first in his class. Soon after, he went to the army war college. His assignment was then as chief instructor in strategy, leadership, and military history at the general service schools. In 1918 he was assigned as director of the army artillery school in France, then returned to start a military school in camp Knox, Kentucky. In WW1, Deems was awarded the distinguished service medal and was repeatedly recommended for promotion for his performance. He received campaign medals from the Spanish American war, the Philippine insurrection, Mexican border service, and world war one which included three battle clasps. He was a member of the American legion, the hereditary military order of the loyal legion, and the society of forty and eight. Because of physical infirmities he retired in 1929, but continued to work as professor of military science and tactics in Alexandria, Virginia until his death at age 69.
Military officer.
He was born into a military family at Fort Monroe, Virginia. His great great grandfather served in the continental army. His great grandfather was an army officer in the war of 1812. Both grandfathers were generals in the union army during the civil war. His father, Colonel Clarence deems senior, was an officer in the coast artillery. Deems Sr. was still on active duty when his son was commissioned second lieutenant from the military academy at West Point in 1900. The lieutenant was first assigned to the coast artillery, but changed to field artillery in 1907. He remained with this unit until his retirement. He completed the school of application for cavalry and field artillery at fort Riley, Kansas, then went to the school of fire for field artillery. Upon completion he went to the command and general staff school graduating first in his class. Soon after, he went to the army war college. His assignment was then as chief instructor in strategy, leadership, and military history at the general service schools. In 1918 he was assigned as director of the army artillery school in France, then returned to start a military school in camp Knox, Kentucky. In WW1, Deems was awarded the distinguished service medal and was repeatedly recommended for promotion for his performance. He received campaign medals from the Spanish American war, the Philippine insurrection, Mexican border service, and world war one which included three battle clasps. He was a member of the American legion, the hereditary military order of the loyal legion, and the society of forty and eight. Because of physical infirmities he retired in 1929, but continued to work as professor of military science and tactics in Alexandria, Virginia until his death at age 69.
He was born into a military family at Fort Monroe, Virginia. His great great grandfather served in the continental army. His great grandfather was an army officer in the war of 1812. Both grandfathers were generals in the union army during the civil war. His father, Colonel Clarence deems senior, was an officer in the coast artillery. Deems Sr. was still on active duty when his son was commissioned second lieutenant from the military academy at West Point in 1900. The lieutenant was first assigned to the coast artillery, but changed to field artillery in 1907. He remained with this unit until his retirement. He completed the school of application for cavalry and field artillery at fort Riley, Kansas, then went to the school of fire for field artillery. Upon completion he went to the command and general staff school graduating first in his class. Soon after, he went to the army war college. His assignment was then as chief instructor in strategy, leadership, and military history at the general service schools. In 1918 he was assigned as director of the army artillery school in France, then returned to start a military school in camp Knox, Kentucky. In WW1, Deems was awarded the distinguished service medal and was repeatedly recommended for promotion for his performance. He received campaign medals from the Spanish American war, the Philippine insurrection, Mexican border service, and world war one which included three battle clasps. He was a member of the American legion, the hereditary military order of the loyal legion, and the society of forty and eight. Because of physical infirmities he retired in 1929, but continued to work as professor of military science and tactics in Alexandria, Virginia until his death at age 69.
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