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[[Colonel]] '''Harrison Summers Kerrick''' ({{Circa|1873}} – May 15, 1939) is an American railroad executive and [[United States Army]] officer. He served in a [[field artillery]] officer in the [[Philippine–American War]]. He died on May 15, 1939, in the [[National Army and Navy Hospital]], in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]], aged 66.<ref>{{Cite news |last=TIMES |first=Special to THE NEW YORK |date=1939-05-18 |title=COL. H.S. KERRICK, 66, SERVED IN TWO WARS; Retired Artillery Officer Dies-- Leader in Philippines |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/05/18/archives/col-hs-kerrick-66-served-in-two-wars-retired-artillery-officer-dies.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
[[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant colonel]] '''Harrison Summers Kerrick''' ({{Circa|1873}} – May 15, 1939) is an American railroad executive and [[United States Army]] officer. He served as a [[field artillery]] officer in the [[Philippine–American War]]. During [[World War I]], Kerrick served in the [[United States Army Coast Artillery Corps]] from December 31, 1917 to February 9, 1918.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cabrillo NM: The Guns of San Diego - Historic Resource Study (Appendix A) |url=http://npshistory.com/publications/cabr/guns-san-diego-hrs/appa.htm |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=npshistory.com}}</ref> Kerrick created the code of conduct on the handling and display of the [[flag of the United States]], which was used by [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A.L.S From "Mariano Herrera" to Harrison S. Kerrick, 1926 {{!}} Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |url=https://archon.library.illinois.edu/rbml/?p=collections/controlcard&id=1445&q=Visit+Cheapfifa23coins.com+30%25+OFF+code:FIFA2023%7C+They+did+a+great+job+on+my+case+for++fifa+23+coins+price+in+UZBEKISTAN!..++iqy6 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Rare Book & Manuscript Library Manuscript Collections Database |language=en}}</ref> He died on May 15, 1939, in the [[National Army and Navy Hospital]], in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]], aged 66.<ref>{{Cite news |last=TIMES |first=Special to THE NEW YORK |date=1939-05-18 |title=COL. H.S. KERRICK, 66, SERVED IN TWO WARS; Retired Artillery Officer Dies-- Leader in Philippines |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/05/18/archives/col-hs-kerrick-66-served-in-two-wars-retired-artillery-officer-dies.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


Kerrick is the namesake of [[Kerrick, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Kerrick, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kerrick-tx |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref>
Kerrick is the namesake of [[Kerrick, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Kerrick, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kerrick-tx |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 03:27, 15 July 2024

Harrison S. Kerrick
Bornc. 1873
DiedMay 15, 1939 (aged 66)
National Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas, US
Allegiance United States
BranchArmy
RankLieutenant colonel
WarPhilippine–American War
World War I

Lieutenant colonel Harrison Summers Kerrick (c. 1873 – May 15, 1939) is an American railroad executive and United States Army officer. He served as a field artillery officer in the Philippine–American War. During World War I, Kerrick served in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps from December 31, 1917 to February 9, 1918.[1] Kerrick created the code of conduct on the handling and display of the flag of the United States, which was used by United States Congress.[2] He died on May 15, 1939, in the National Army and Navy Hospital, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, aged 66.[3]

Kerrick is the namesake of Kerrick, Texas.[4]

Bibliography

  • Kerrick, Harrison S. (1916). Military and Naval America. United States: Hardpress Publishing. ISBN 978-1314066388.

References

  1. ^ "Cabrillo NM: The Guns of San Diego - Historic Resource Study (Appendix A)". npshistory.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ "A.L.S From "Mariano Herrera" to Harrison S. Kerrick, 1926 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". Rare Book & Manuscript Library Manuscript Collections Database. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1939-05-18). "COL. H.S. KERRICK, 66, SERVED IN TWO WARS; Retired Artillery Officer Dies-- Leader in Philippines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Kerrick, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-07-15.