Grandson of Issac Stockton Keith Reeves, Class of 1838.
Dorsey Read Rodney was born at New Castle, Delaware, on 11 June 1880. His father was John H. Rodney, a prominent lawyer in Delaware who was a descendent of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His mother, Annie Dorsey Read Reeves Rodney was a descendent of George Read of Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of George Ross of Pennsylvania also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dorsey was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, one of the boys being his twin.
After attending a private school at New Castle and graduating from the high school there, Dorsey was appointed to the United States Military Academy. In his second year at the Academy he became entangled in Descriptive Ceometry and was discharged. Upon reappointment, he was assigned to the Third Class (Yearlings) and graduated on 11 June (his birthday) 1903. This was the date also of his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry. For the next ten years he served at Fort Apache, Arizona; Fort Wingate, New Mexico; Fort DuChesne, Utah; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. At the last named place he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911, and took the Troop Officers' Course at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Service at these western posts instilled in him a love of hunting and fishing, and of the outdoor life, which has remained with him.
He was married in 1913 to Julia Brinckle, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Brinckle, of distinguished Delaware and Maine families, and was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he remained until 1916. While in the Philippine Islands two daughters were born. He returned to the United States just in time to join the 7th Cavalry in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, in the attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. While in Mexico he was promoted to Captain.
Upon his return from Mexico, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he was with the 7th Cavalry and later Provost Marshal of the El Paso District. Here a third daughter was bom. Shortly after the United States entered World War I he was ordered to Camp Dodge, Iowa, as Camp Quartermaster. Then he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, 20th Division, training at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was in France for only a short time at the close of World War I. He was then returned to the United States and ordered to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming (now Fort Warren), as Quartermaster.
In 1920 he was promoted to Major and ordered to the Advanced Course at the Cavalry School. Upon completion of this course, he attended for two years the School of the Line and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1923 he was on duty at Detroit with the Organized Reserves, and in 1924 he was ordered to the Cavalry School as an Instructor. Here he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 he attended the Army War College and was then assigned to the 4th Cavalry at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), where he was promoted to Colonel. In 1935 he was ordered to the 2d Cavalry, which he commanded at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. He then served for three years as Director of the Cavalry Board, followed by two years as Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School.
He was retired from active service in 1942 by operation of law (age 62) but was immediately called back to active duty. He was next ordered to Washington where he served on a Special Board for selection of officers for commissions and with the Student Training program (ASTP). He then was ordered to Michigan State University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and in 1943 was relieved from active duty, and returned to retired status. He was requested by Michigan State University to remain there as Assistant to the college president, and when the university underwent a reorganization, he was made a Dean and organized and administered the School of Business and Public Service for six years, when he was retired as Dean Emeritus.
Since then he retained an office at the University and served as Military Coordinator, coordinating the Army and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Programs, and as a Consultant to students on matters concerning their draft status.
His wife died in 1953, and at this time (April 1959) his daughters are; Miss Gertrude Rodney, a Research Chemist with Parke Davis Co. in Detroit, Michigan; Angelica Duval Rodney Schlanser, wife of Colonel L. E. Schlanser (Armor); and Agnes Rodney Kleitz, the widow of Colonel A. F. Kleitz (Armor). Colonel Rodney has six grandchildren.
During his service he received many commendations and was four times recommended for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General—twice by two Chiefs of Cavalry and twice by two Commandants of the Cavalry School.
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Dorsey Read Rodney was born at New Castle, Delaware, on 11 June 1880. His father was John H. Rodney, a prominent lawyer in Delaware who was a descendent of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His mother, Annie Dorsey Read Reeves Rodney was a descendent of George Read of Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of George Ross of Pennsylvania also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dorsey was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, one of the boys being his twin.
After attending a private school at New Castle and graduating from the high school there, Dorsey was appointed to the United States Military Academy. In his second year at the Academy he became entangled in Descriptive Ceometry and was discharged. Upon reappointment, he was assigned to the Third Class (Yearlings) and graduated on 11 June (his birthday) 1903. This was the date also of his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry. For the next ten years he served at Fort Apache, Arizona; Fort Wingate, New Mexico; Fort DuChesne, Utah; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. At the last named place he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911, and took the Troop Officers' Course at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Service at these western posts instilled in him a love of hunting and fishing, and of the outdoor life, which has remained with him.
He was married in 1913 to Julia Brinckle, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Brinckle, of distinguished Delaware and Maine families, and was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he remained until 1916. While in the Philippine Islands two daughters were born. He returned to the United States just in time to join the 7th Cavalry in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, in the attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. While in Mexico he was promoted to Captain.
Upon his return from Mexico, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he was with the 7th Cavalry and later Provost Marshal of the El Paso District. Here a third daughter was bom. Shortly after the United States entered World War I he was ordered to Camp Dodge, Iowa, as Camp Quartermaster. Then he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, 20th Division, training at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was in France for only a short time at the close of World War I. He was then returned to the United States and ordered to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming (now Fort Warren), as Quartermaster.
In 1920 he was promoted to Major and ordered to the Advanced Course at the Cavalry School. Upon completion of this course, he attended for two years the School of the Line and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1923 he was on duty at Detroit with the Organized Reserves, and in 1924 he was ordered to the Cavalry School as an Instructor. Here he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 he attended the Army War College and was then assigned to the 4th Cavalry at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), where he was promoted to Colonel. In 1935 he was ordered to the 2d Cavalry, which he commanded at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. He then served for three years as Director of the Cavalry Board, followed by two years as Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School.
He was retired from active service in 1942 by operation of law (age 62) but was immediately called back to active duty. He was next ordered to Washington where he served on a Special Board for selection of officers for commissions and with the Student Training program (ASTP). He then was ordered to Michigan State University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and in 1943 was relieved from active duty, and returned to retired status. He was requested by Michigan State University to remain there as Assistant to the college president, and when the university underwent a reorganization, he was made a Dean and organized and administered the School of Business and Public Service for six years, when he was retired as Dean Emeritus.
Since then he retained an office at the University and served as Military Coordinator, coordinating the Army and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Programs, and as a Consultant to students on matters concerning their draft status.
His wife died in 1953, and at this time (April 1959) his daughters are; Miss Gertrude Rodney, a Research Chemist with Parke Davis Co. in Detroit, Michigan; Angelica Duval Rodney Schlanser, wife of Colonel L. E. Schlanser (Armor); and Agnes Rodney Kleitz, the widow of Colonel A. F. Kleitz (Armor). Colonel Rodney has six grandchildren.
During his service he received many commendations and was four times recommended for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General—twice by two Chiefs of Cavalry and twice by two Commandants of the Cavalry School.
Dorsey Read Rodney was born at New Castle, Delaware, on 11 June 1880. His father was John H. Rodney, a prominent lawyer in Delaware who was a descendent of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His mother, Annie Dorsey Read Reeves Rodney was a descendent of George Read of Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of George Ross of Pennsylvania also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dorsey was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, one of the boys being his twin.
After attending a private school at New Castle and graduating from the high school there, Dorsey was appointed to the United States Military Academy. In his second year at the Academy he became entangled in Descriptive Ceometry and was discharged. Upon reappointment, he was assigned to the Third Class (Yearlings) and graduated on 11 June (his birthday) 1903. This was the date also of his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry. For the next ten years he served at Fort Apache, Arizona; Fort Wingate, New Mexico; Fort DuChesne, Utah; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. At the last named place he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911, and took the Troop Officers' Course at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Service at these western posts instilled in him a love of hunting and fishing, and of the outdoor life, which has remained with him.
He was married in 1913 to Julia Brinckle, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Brinckle, of distinguished Delaware and Maine families, and was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he remained until 1916. While in the Philippine Islands two daughters were born. He returned to the United States just in time to join the 7th Cavalry in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, in the attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. While in Mexico he was promoted to Captain.
Upon his return from Mexico, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he was with the 7th Cavalry and later Provost Marshal of the El Paso District. Here a third daughter was bom. Shortly after the United States entered World War I he was ordered to Camp Dodge, Iowa, as Camp Quartermaster. Then he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, 20th Division, training at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was in France for only a short time at the close of World War I. He was then returned to the United States and ordered to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming (now Fort Warren), as Quartermaster.
In 1920 he was promoted to Major and ordered to the Advanced Course at the Cavalry School. Upon completion of this course, he attended for two years the School of the Line and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1923 he was on duty at Detroit with the Organized Reserves, and in 1924 he was ordered to the Cavalry School as an Instructor. Here he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 he attended the Army War College and was then assigned to the 4th Cavalry at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), where he was promoted to Colonel. In 1935 he was ordered to the 2d Cavalry, which he commanded at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. He then served for three years as Director of the Cavalry Board, followed by two years as Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School.
He was retired from active service in 1942 by operation of law (age 62) but was immediately called back to active duty. He was next ordered to Washington where he served on a Special Board for selection of officers for commissions and with the Student Training program (ASTP). He then was ordered to Michigan State University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and in 1943 was relieved from active duty, and returned to retired status. He was requested by Michigan State University to remain there as Assistant to the college president, and when the university underwent a reorganization, he was made a Dean and organized and administered the School of Business and Public Service for six years, when he was retired as Dean Emeritus.
Since then he retained an office at the University and served as Military Coordinator, coordinating the Army and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Programs, and as a Consultant to students on matters concerning their draft status.
His wife died in 1953, and at this time (April 1959) his daughters are; Miss Gertrude Rodney, a Research Chemist with Parke Davis Co. in Detroit, Michigan; Angelica Duval Rodney Schlanser, wife of Colonel L. E. Schlanser (Armor); and Agnes Rodney Kleitz, the widow of Colonel A. F. Kleitz (Armor). Colonel Rodney has six grandchildren.
During his service he received many commendations and was four times recommended for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General—twice by two Chiefs of Cavalry and twice by two Commandants of the Cavalry School.
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Dorsey Read Rodney was born at New Castle, Delaware, on 11 June 1880. His father was John H. Rodney, a prominent lawyer in Delaware who was a descendent of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His mother, Annie Dorsey Read Reeves Rodney was a descendent of George Read of Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of George Ross of Pennsylvania also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dorsey was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, one of the boys being his twin.
After attending a private school at New Castle and graduating from the high school there, Dorsey was appointed to the United States Military Academy. In his second year at the Academy he became entangled in Descriptive Ceometry and was discharged. Upon reappointment, he was assigned to the Third Class (Yearlings) and graduated on 11 June (his birthday) 1903. This was the date also of his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry. For the next ten years he served at Fort Apache, Arizona; Fort Wingate, New Mexico; Fort DuChesne, Utah; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. At the last named place he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911, and took the Troop Officers' Course at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Service at these western posts instilled in him a love of hunting and fishing, and of the outdoor life, which has remained with him.
He was married in 1913 to Julia Brinckle, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Brinckle, of distinguished Delaware and Maine families, and was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he remained until 1916. While in the Philippine Islands two daughters were born. He returned to the United States just in time to join the 7th Cavalry in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, in the attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. While in Mexico he was promoted to Captain.
Upon his return from Mexico, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he was with the 7th Cavalry and later Provost Marshal of the El Paso District. Here a third daughter was bom. Shortly after the United States entered World War I he was ordered to Camp Dodge, Iowa, as Camp Quartermaster. Then he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, 20th Division, training at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was in France for only a short time at the close of World War I. He was then returned to the United States and ordered to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming (now Fort Warren), as Quartermaster.
In 1920 he was promoted to Major and ordered to the Advanced Course at the Cavalry School. Upon completion of this course, he attended for two years the School of the Line and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1923 he was on duty at Detroit with the Organized Reserves, and in 1924 he was ordered to the Cavalry School as an Instructor. Here he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 he attended the Army War College and was then assigned to the 4th Cavalry at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), where he was promoted to Colonel. In 1935 he was ordered to the 2d Cavalry, which he commanded at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. He then served for three years as Director of the Cavalry Board, followed by two years as Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School.
He was retired from active service in 1942 by operation of law (age 62) but was immediately called back to active duty. He was next ordered to Washington where he served on a Special Board for selection of officers for commissions and with the Student Training program (ASTP). He then was ordered to Michigan State University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and in 1943 was relieved from active duty, and returned to retired status. He was requested by Michigan State University to remain there as Assistant to the college president, and when the university underwent a reorganization, he was made a Dean and organized and administered the School of Business and Public Service for six years, when he was retired as Dean Emeritus.
Since then he retained an office at the University and served as Military Coordinator, coordinating the Army and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Programs, and as a Consultant to students on matters concerning their draft status.
His wife died in 1953, and at this time (April 1959) his daughters are; Miss Gertrude Rodney, a Research Chemist with Parke Davis Co. in Detroit, Michigan; Angelica Duval Rodney Schlanser, wife of Colonel L. E. Schlanser (Armor); and Agnes Rodney Kleitz, the widow of Colonel A. F. Kleitz (Armor). Colonel Rodney has six grandchildren.
During his service he received many commendations and was four times recommended for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General—twice by two Chiefs of Cavalry and twice by two Commandants of the Cavalry School.
Grandson of Issac Stockton Keith Reeves, Class of 1838.
Dorsey Read Rodney was born at New Castle, Delaware, on 11 June 1880. His father was John H. Rodney, a prominent lawyer in Delaware who was a descendent of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His mother, Annie Dorsey Read Reeves Rodney was a descendent of George Read of Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of George Ross of Pennsylvania also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dorsey was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, one of the boys being his twin.
After attending a private school at New Castle and graduating from the high school there, Dorsey was appointed to the United States Military Academy. In his second year at the Academy he became entangled in Descriptive Ceometry and was discharged. Upon reappointment, he was assigned to the Third Class (Yearlings) and graduated on 11 June (his birthday) 1903. This was the date also of his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry. For the next ten years he served at Fort Apache, Arizona; Fort Wingate, New Mexico; Fort DuChesne, Utah; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. At the last named place he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911, and took the Troop Officers' Course at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Service at these western posts instilled in him a love of hunting and fishing, and of the outdoor life, which has remained with him.
He was married in 1913 to Julia Brinckle, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Brinckle, of distinguished Delaware and Maine families, and was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he remained until 1916. While in the Philippine Islands two daughters were born. He returned to the United States just in time to join the 7th Cavalry in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, in the attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. While in Mexico he was promoted to Captain.
Upon his return from Mexico, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he was with the 7th Cavalry and later Provost Marshal of the El Paso District. Here a third daughter was bom. Shortly after the United States entered World War I he was ordered to Camp Dodge, Iowa, as Camp Quartermaster. Then he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, 20th Division, training at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was in France for only a short time at the close of World War I. He was then returned to the United States and ordered to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming (now Fort Warren), as Quartermaster.
In 1920 he was promoted to Major and ordered to the Advanced Course at the Cavalry School. Upon completion of this course, he attended for two years the School of the Line and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1923 he was on duty at Detroit with the Organized Reserves, and in 1924 he was ordered to the Cavalry School as an Instructor. Here he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 he attended the Army War College and was then assigned to the 4th Cavalry at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), where he was promoted to Colonel. In 1935 he was ordered to the 2d Cavalry, which he commanded at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. He then served for three years as Director of the Cavalry Board, followed by two years as Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School.
He was retired from active service in 1942 by operation of law (age 62) but was immediately called back to active duty. He was next ordered to Washington where he served on a Special Board for selection of officers for commissions and with the Student Training program (ASTP). He then was ordered to Michigan State University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and in 1943 was relieved from active duty, and returned to retired status. He was requested by Michigan State University to remain there as Assistant to the college president, and when the university underwent a reorganization, he was made a Dean and organized and administered the School of Business and Public Service for six years, when he was retired as Dean Emeritus.
Since then he retained an office at the University and served as Military Coordinator, coordinating the Army and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Programs, and as a Consultant to students on matters concerning their draft status.
His wife died in 1953, and at this time (April 1959) his daughters are; Miss Gertrude Rodney, a Research Chemist with Parke Davis Co. in Detroit, Michigan; Angelica Duval Rodney Schlanser, wife of Colonel L. E. Schlanser (Armor); and Agnes Rodney Kleitz, the widow of Colonel A. F. Kleitz (Armor). Colonel Rodney has six grandchildren.
During his service he received many commendations and was four times recommended for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General—twice by two Chiefs of Cavalry and twice by two Commandants of the Cavalry School.
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Dorsey Read Rodney was born at New Castle, Delaware, on 11 June 1880. His father was John H. Rodney, a prominent lawyer in Delaware who was a descendent of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His mother, Annie Dorsey Read Reeves Rodney was a descendent of George Read of Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of George Ross of Pennsylvania also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dorsey was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, one of the boys being his twin.
After attending a private school at New Castle and graduating from the high school there, Dorsey was appointed to the United States Military Academy. In his second year at the Academy he became entangled in Descriptive Ceometry and was discharged. Upon reappointment, he was assigned to the Third Class (Yearlings) and graduated on 11 June (his birthday) 1903. This was the date also of his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry. For the next ten years he served at Fort Apache, Arizona; Fort Wingate, New Mexico; Fort DuChesne, Utah; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. At the last named place he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911, and took the Troop Officers' Course at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Service at these western posts instilled in him a love of hunting and fishing, and of the outdoor life, which has remained with him.
He was married in 1913 to Julia Brinckle, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Brinckle, of distinguished Delaware and Maine families, and was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he remained until 1916. While in the Philippine Islands two daughters were born. He returned to the United States just in time to join the 7th Cavalry in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, in the attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. While in Mexico he was promoted to Captain.
Upon his return from Mexico, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he was with the 7th Cavalry and later Provost Marshal of the El Paso District. Here a third daughter was bom. Shortly after the United States entered World War I he was ordered to Camp Dodge, Iowa, as Camp Quartermaster. Then he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, 20th Division, training at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was in France for only a short time at the close of World War I. He was then returned to the United States and ordered to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming (now Fort Warren), as Quartermaster.
In 1920 he was promoted to Major and ordered to the Advanced Course at the Cavalry School. Upon completion of this course, he attended for two years the School of the Line and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1923 he was on duty at Detroit with the Organized Reserves, and in 1924 he was ordered to the Cavalry School as an Instructor. Here he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 he attended the Army War College and was then assigned to the 4th Cavalry at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), where he was promoted to Colonel. In 1935 he was ordered to the 2d Cavalry, which he commanded at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. He then served for three years as Director of the Cavalry Board, followed by two years as Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School.
He was retired from active service in 1942 by operation of law (age 62) but was immediately called back to active duty. He was next ordered to Washington where he served on a Special Board for selection of officers for commissions and with the Student Training program (ASTP). He then was ordered to Michigan State University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and in 1943 was relieved from active duty, and returned to retired status. He was requested by Michigan State University to remain there as Assistant to the college president, and when the university underwent a reorganization, he was made a Dean and organized and administered the School of Business and Public Service for six years, when he was retired as Dean Emeritus.
Since then he retained an office at the University and served as Military Coordinator, coordinating the Army and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Programs, and as a Consultant to students on matters concerning their draft status.
His wife died in 1953, and at this time (April 1959) his daughters are; Miss Gertrude Rodney, a Research Chemist with Parke Davis Co. in Detroit, Michigan; Angelica Duval Rodney Schlanser, wife of Colonel L. E. Schlanser (Armor); and Agnes Rodney Kleitz, the widow of Colonel A. F. Kleitz (Armor). Colonel Rodney has six grandchildren.
During his service he received many commendations and was four times recommended for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General—twice by two Chiefs of Cavalry and twice by two Commandants of the Cavalry School.
Dorsey Read Rodney was born at New Castle, Delaware, on 11 June 1880. His father was John H. Rodney, a prominent lawyer in Delaware who was a descendent of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His mother, Annie Dorsey Read Reeves Rodney was a descendent of George Read of Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of George Ross of Pennsylvania also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dorsey was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, one of the boys being his twin.
After attending a private school at New Castle and graduating from the high school there, Dorsey was appointed to the United States Military Academy. In his second year at the Academy he became entangled in Descriptive Ceometry and was discharged. Upon reappointment, he was assigned to the Third Class (Yearlings) and graduated on 11 June (his birthday) 1903. This was the date also of his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry. For the next ten years he served at Fort Apache, Arizona; Fort Wingate, New Mexico; Fort DuChesne, Utah; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. At the last named place he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911, and took the Troop Officers' Course at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Service at these western posts instilled in him a love of hunting and fishing, and of the outdoor life, which has remained with him.
He was married in 1913 to Julia Brinckle, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Brinckle, of distinguished Delaware and Maine families, and was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he remained until 1916. While in the Philippine Islands two daughters were born. He returned to the United States just in time to join the 7th Cavalry in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, in the attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. While in Mexico he was promoted to Captain.
Upon his return from Mexico, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he was with the 7th Cavalry and later Provost Marshal of the El Paso District. Here a third daughter was bom. Shortly after the United States entered World War I he was ordered to Camp Dodge, Iowa, as Camp Quartermaster. Then he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, 20th Division, training at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was in France for only a short time at the close of World War I. He was then returned to the United States and ordered to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming (now Fort Warren), as Quartermaster.
In 1920 he was promoted to Major and ordered to the Advanced Course at the Cavalry School. Upon completion of this course, he attended for two years the School of the Line and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1923 he was on duty at Detroit with the Organized Reserves, and in 1924 he was ordered to the Cavalry School as an Instructor. Here he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 he attended the Army War College and was then assigned to the 4th Cavalry at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), where he was promoted to Colonel. In 1935 he was ordered to the 2d Cavalry, which he commanded at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. He then served for three years as Director of the Cavalry Board, followed by two years as Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School.
He was retired from active service in 1942 by operation of law (age 62) but was immediately called back to active duty. He was next ordered to Washington where he served on a Special Board for selection of officers for commissions and with the Student Training program (ASTP). He then was ordered to Michigan State University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and in 1943 was relieved from active duty, and returned to retired status. He was requested by Michigan State University to remain there as Assistant to the college president, and when the university underwent a reorganization, he was made a Dean and organized and administered the School of Business and Public Service for six years, when he was retired as Dean Emeritus.
Since then he retained an office at the University and served as Military Coordinator, coordinating the Army and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Programs, and as a Consultant to students on matters concerning their draft status.
His wife died in 1953, and at this time (April 1959) his daughters are; Miss Gertrude Rodney, a Research Chemist with Parke Davis Co. in Detroit, Michigan; Angelica Duval Rodney Schlanser, wife of Colonel L. E. Schlanser (Armor); and Agnes Rodney Kleitz, the widow of Colonel A. F. Kleitz (Armor). Colonel Rodney has six grandchildren.
During his service he received many commendations and was four times recommended for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General—twice by two Chiefs of Cavalry and twice by two Commandants of the Cavalry School.
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Dorsey Read Rodney was born at New Castle, Delaware, on 11 June 1880. His father was John H. Rodney, a prominent lawyer in Delaware who was a descendent of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His mother, Annie Dorsey Read Reeves Rodney was a descendent of George Read of Delaware, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of George Ross of Pennsylvania also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dorsey was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, one of the boys being his twin.
After attending a private school at New Castle and graduating from the high school there, Dorsey was appointed to the United States Military Academy. In his second year at the Academy he became entangled in Descriptive Ceometry and was discharged. Upon reappointment, he was assigned to the Third Class (Yearlings) and graduated on 11 June (his birthday) 1903. This was the date also of his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry. For the next ten years he served at Fort Apache, Arizona; Fort Wingate, New Mexico; Fort DuChesne, Utah; Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming; Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. At the last named place he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1911, and took the Troop Officers' Course at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Service at these western posts instilled in him a love of hunting and fishing, and of the outdoor life, which has remained with him.
He was married in 1913 to Julia Brinckle, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Brinckle, of distinguished Delaware and Maine families, and was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he remained until 1916. While in the Philippine Islands two daughters were born. He returned to the United States just in time to join the 7th Cavalry in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, in the attempt to capture the bandit Pancho Villa. While in Mexico he was promoted to Captain.
Upon his return from Mexico, he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he was with the 7th Cavalry and later Provost Marshal of the El Paso District. Here a third daughter was bom. Shortly after the United States entered World War I he was ordered to Camp Dodge, Iowa, as Camp Quartermaster. Then he was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff, 20th Division, training at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. He was in France for only a short time at the close of World War I. He was then returned to the United States and ordered to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming (now Fort Warren), as Quartermaster.
In 1920 he was promoted to Major and ordered to the Advanced Course at the Cavalry School. Upon completion of this course, he attended for two years the School of the Line and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1923 he was on duty at Detroit with the Organized Reserves, and in 1924 he was ordered to the Cavalry School as an Instructor. Here he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 he attended the Army War College and was then assigned to the 4th Cavalry at Fort Meade, South Dakota. He then served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University), where he was promoted to Colonel. In 1935 he was ordered to the 2d Cavalry, which he commanded at Fort Riley, Kansas for two years. He then served for three years as Director of the Cavalry Board, followed by two years as Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School.
He was retired from active service in 1942 by operation of law (age 62) but was immediately called back to active duty. He was next ordered to Washington where he served on a Special Board for selection of officers for commissions and with the Student Training program (ASTP). He then was ordered to Michigan State University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and in 1943 was relieved from active duty, and returned to retired status. He was requested by Michigan State University to remain there as Assistant to the college president, and when the university underwent a reorganization, he was made a Dean and organized and administered the School of Business and Public Service for six years, when he was retired as Dean Emeritus.
Since then he retained an office at the University and served as Military Coordinator, coordinating the Army and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Programs, and as a Consultant to students on matters concerning their draft status.
His wife died in 1953, and at this time (April 1959) his daughters are; Miss Gertrude Rodney, a Research Chemist with Parke Davis Co. in Detroit, Michigan; Angelica Duval Rodney Schlanser, wife of Colonel L. E. Schlanser (Armor); and Agnes Rodney Kleitz, the widow of Colonel A. F. Kleitz (Armor). Colonel Rodney has six grandchildren.
During his service he received many commendations and was four times recommended for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General—twice by two Chiefs of Cavalry and twice by two Commandants of the Cavalry School.
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