Courtesy of Michael Stein:
Brigadier General Oliver L. Spiller, U.S. Army
- Oliver Loving Spiller
- Born November 15, 1887 in Jacksboro, Texas
- Died September 29, 1981
- Commissioned from U.S. Naval Academy 1909
- Resigned 1910
- Commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps in 1910
Promoted through grades to Brigadier General 1940
Served in the Philippines 1914-17
Instructor, School of Fire July-October 1917
Served with AEF in France 1918-19
Instructor, Coast Artillery School 1919-24
Student, Command & General Staff School 1924-25
Student, Army War College 1929-30
Served in Panama 1936-39
Commander, Harbor Defenses, Eastern New York 1939-40
Commander of the Anti-Aircraft Training Center 1940-41 Commanding General, 39th Coast Artillery Brigade 1941-42 Commandant of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery School 1942-43 Commander, Camp Stewart (February-July) 1943 Commanding General, Gulf Sector, Southern Defense Command 1943-44 Commanding General, Gulf Sector, Caribbean Defense Command 1944-45 Retired
August 1945
General Spiller was born in 1887 and was married to the daughter of Benjamin Alvord, Jr., Margaret Alvord Spiller (1891-1930). The General died in 1981 as was buried with full military honors in Section 4 of Arlington National Cemetery. His first wife (see above) and his second wife, Katherine A. Spiller (1889-1964) are both buried with him.
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SPILLER, MARGARET ALVORD W/O SILVER
- DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
- BURIED AT: SECTION 4 SITE 3262
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- UNKNOWN RELATIONSHIP TO VETERAN
- MAJ COAST ARTY CORPS
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