Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-27
MAJOR TROXEL BURIED in
THE NATIONAL CEMETERY

Major o. C. Troxel, who died sud
denly at Washington. was buried
with military honors in the national
cemetery there. Only his wife and
three children we're present. They
will reside at Washington for the
present. In letter to the D. G. II.
s.. of which he was graduate, Ma
jor TroxeI recently gave story OF
his experiences since leaving school.
It win be interesting to his many
friends. He said:
81 went to West Point in 1897 and
graduated February 10, 1901,
cadet captain, in Gloss of seventy
four members, in which l stood No.
I23. / reported for duty as second
lieutenant at Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, March 10, 1901, and served
in Texas till July 20, 1903, going to
the Philippines. Returning to the
United States in 1905 was promoted
to first lieutenant and assigned to
the 10th cavalry, my present regi-
ment, Joining the same at Fort Rob-
inson, Neb, on November 20, 1905.
| I was selected as one of the forty
five officers from various regiments
in the army to take charge of relief
work in San Francisco after the Sc
we're earthquake and fire in 1906 and
spent two months there, during
which time l was in charge of one
of the seven relief districts into
which the city was divided. In March.
19O7, went to the Philippines with
nv regiment as regimental supply
officer and remained again about
two years, a part of which time
acted as aide to Major General Per-
shing. In March, 1909, with my
wife and three children visited
japan for month, then went down
the China coast, stopping at the
principal places, to Singapore, where
I spent about three weeks awaiting
the arrival of my regiment on its
return to the United States via the
lSuez Canal, and arrived at New York
in July. where we were welcomed by
great throngs of people to see the
"Fighting 10TH" which saved the
Rough Riders at San Juan. Until
March, 1911, was stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen, Vermont, during which
time (season of 1909), was assist
ant adjutant of the National Rife
Competition at Camp Perry, Ohio
and later was sent to Sea Grit, N. j.
to assist in supervising the rife com
> petition of the New York, New Jer
sew and Pennsylvania state troops
For my work at the San francisco
earthquake and fire and the riff
competition, 1 received most com
mandatory letters.
, "In March, 1911, under order
from the secretary of war and witt
duly accredited letters to the Japan
ese government from our state de
partment, 1 proceeded to Tokyo an
reported there on May Is for tn
purpose of studying the Japanes
language. l returned to this pos
for duty in September, 1914, wa
: present at Naco, Ariz.. in 1914 an
l1s15, during the siege at that plac
and commanded a troop and a hal
at Nogales, Ariz., in November, 1915
q when our troops returned the Mex
!, can fire and made Mexicans vel
: enough" This was the first tim
= that our troops were allowed to re
turn the Mexican fire during on
= many years of border trouble.
ct went into Mexico with Dodd'
e HFlying Column" crossing the lin
e about 1880 a. m. March t6, 1916
!, and recrossed the line on our wa,
out on February 5, 1917.
: Incidents Of the Mexican service
From March 18th to April 22nd