Herbert Jermain Slocum of Ohio
- Appointed from Illinois, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1872 to 22 June 1876
- Second Lieutenant, 25th Infantry, 21 June 1875
- Transferred to 2nd Cavalry, 18 August 1876
- Transferred to 7th Cavalry, 20 September 1876
- First Lieutenant, 22 September 1883
- Captain, 26 August 1896
- Major, Inspector General of U. S. Volunteers, 12 May 1898
- Honorably Discharged from Volunteer Service, 12 May 1898
- Assigned to Quartermaster Department, 15 July 1902
- Breveted First Lieutenant, 27 February 1898 for gallant service against Indians at Canyon Creek, Montana, 13 September 1877
SLOCUM, HERBERT J
- COL USA RETD
- DATE OF DEATH: 03/29/1928
- BURIED AT: SECTION SW SITE 1928
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
SLOCUM, MARY R W/O HERBERT J
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/13/1952
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1928
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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