Evening star., 1929-12-12
GEN. D. T. AULTMAN
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Field Artillery Officer Won
Distinguished Service Medal
in World War.

Brig. Gen. Dwight E. Aultman, senior
brigadier general of the Army and re-
Gently in command of the Field Artillery
School at Fort Sill, Okla, died suddenly
at Walter Reed General Hospital at 3
o'clock this morning after short Ill
ness.
His widow, Mrs Alma Aultman, who
had been in constant attendance on
him during his illness, is arranging Tor
his burial at the Arlington NatlonaI
Cemetery. Other surviving relatives are
a son, Dwight E. Aultman, jr., and two
daughters, Mrs. Mark F. Doty, wife OF
Lieut.. Mark F. Doty, Field Artillery, and
Mrs. r. A. Howard, Infantry, at Fort
George G. Meade, Md.
Gen. Aultman was born at Allegheny,
Pa, February 2, 1872, and was gradu-
ated from the Military Academy in
June, 1894. Most of his service was IN
the Field Artillery. He was awarded
Silver Star citation for gallantry In
action at Santiago de Cuba July l, 1898,
and the DISTINGUISHED Service Medal for
special efficiency during the Meuse-
Argonne offensive operations in Noyem-
Der, 1918.
According to the citation in the latter
case, "by his exceptional skill as an
artillerist he was largely responsible for
the rupture of the enemys position and
the breaking of his resistance" He
also was awarded the decorations of
Commander of the Legion Of ramahr
the Croix de Guerre, with two palms,
by the French government.
During the Spanish War Gen Ault-
man served with the 2nd Field Artillery
in the battle of San Juan Hill and the
siege of the city Of Santiago. Later he
served as aide de camp to Gen. Lloyd
Wheaton and Gen. j. Warren keifer
in the pacif1cation of Cuba, and then
at various stations in the United States,
the Philippines, in Germany, Hawaii,
and as an instructor at the Army War
College in this city.
Shortly after the entrance Of the
United States in the World War he &C
companied the Hon. A. j. Balfour on
the latter's return to England. He then
returned TO the United States and COM
manded the 10Th United States Field
Artillery at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, for
a short period. He was transferred to
the 5th United States Field Artillery of
the First Division in September, 1917,
and joined that regiment in France in
october, 1917. He was promoted to the
grade of brigadier general in the ma
tional Army on April IL, 1918, and was
assigned to command the 51St Field
Artillery Brigade of the 26th Division
(National Guard Of New England).
In October, 1917, he was appointed
chief of Artillery of the 5th Army
Corps, in which capacity he partici-
pated in the final operations of the
Meuse-Argonne offensive. After the
ArInistice he served as chief of Artillery
of the I'd Army until the Summer of
1919 when he returned to the United
States. He then was detailed as a
student of the General Staff College,
Washington, after the completion of
which course he was on duty with the
War Department General Staff until
April, 1921, when he was appointed a
permanent brigadier general of the
Regular Army. From October, 1921,
to June, 1927, he served in the 5th
Corps Area as commanding general at
Camp Knox, KY, and Commanding
general of the 10th Infantry Brigade
with headquarters at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Ind, and also for temporary
periods as commanding general of the
5th Corps Area. In the Summer of 1927
he was ordered to Fort D. A. Russell,