Evening star., 1936-11-21
GEN. R. {. CALLAN
DIES HERE AT G.
Veteran Army Officer Had
Retired in January.
Rites Monday.

Maj. Gen. Robert E. Callan, u. 5. A..
retired. prominent ofilcer during and
after the World War, died last night
at his home in the Highlands Apart
ments, Connecticut avenue and Cali
fornia street
He had been In Ill health since he
applied for leave September 80. 1885,
at which time he was relieved of his
command until he actually retired
January 81 Of this year. His wife,
Mrs. Margaret Valentine Kelly Callan,
was at his bedside at the time of his
death.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday at Arlington National
Cemetery. There will be no services
at the home.
Born in Baltimore, Md, March "a.
1874, Gen. Callan moved three years
later with his parents to Knoxville,
Tenn. He was appointed to the
United States Military Academy in
1896, while a student at the University
OF Tennessee. He was graduated from
the Military Academy fourth in q class
OF 70 members.
Headed Sd Corps Area.
His military career carried him into
the Puerto Rican campaign of the
Spanish American War and the World
War where, after various other duties,
he was made chief of staff, Army Ar
tillery of the First Army. Among his
various commands was that OF head
of the Sd Corps Area. comprising the
District of Columbia, Maryland. Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. assuming
command February Is, 1885.
After the Spanish-American War
Gen. Callan was detailed as an in
structor at the Military Academy
from 1899 to 1908. From 1904 to
1907 he was a member of the Torpedo
Board and commanded the Torpedo
Depot at Fort Totten, N. Y. He was
assistant chief of the Coast Artillery
here from 1907 o1sl2, commanded
Fort Andrews. Mass, from 1912 to
1918, and served as president of the
Coast Artillery Board from 1914 to
1915.
He returned from the Philippines,
where he served as a member Of the
general staff, in 1917, and at his own
request. so he might be assigned to
duty in France. He organized the
65th Coast Artillery and took it over.
Later he was promoted to the tempo
rary grade of brigadier general and
commanded the 33d Artillery Brigade
and the Artillery Training center at
Libourne.
After the Armistice he served on the
Caliber Board in France, Italy, Eng
land and the United States.
Appointed by Harding.
Gen Callan was graduated from the
War College in 1921 and was ap-
pointed a full brigadier general by
President Harding.
Later he served as commander of
the Coast Artillery districts in New
York, Panama Canal Zone, Fort
Monroe and Honolulu. In December,
1890, he was ordered to Washington
dS dSSlSIduJ CIlleI Oh SIdH- ne was
appointed a major general by Presi-
dent Hoover in 1891.
In addition to his general staff
duties, he represented the Secretary
of War on the special Board of Public
Works from July, 1888, to February,
1885.
For his service during the World
War Gen. Callan was decorated with
the Distinguished Service Medal by
the United States, the Legion of Honor
by France and the Order of the
Crown by Italy.
He married Miss Margaret Valen-
tine Kelly at Portsmouth, N. H., Octo-
Der 10, 1912. There were no children.
In addition to his wife, he is sur
vived by four sisters, Mrs. William T.
Claiborne, Knoxville, Tenn: Mrs.
Charles Rogan, Sallatin, Tenn; Mrs.
Ernest e. Norris of this city and Mime.
Louise Callan of the Sacred Heart
Convent, st. Louis.