page_title: William G. Haan
section_title: Early military service
hierarchical_section_title: William G. Haan / Early military service
caption_attribution_description: Original caption: American troops on German soil at Massevaux, Alsace, reviewed by their commander Major Gen. William G. Haan, accompanied by General Boissondo, French commander in that sector. (Image slightly digitally altered to remove graphical inlay on the bottom.)
context_page_description: Major General William George Haan was a senior United States Army officer who commanded the 32nd Division in World War I. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1889, from the U.S. Army War College in 1905, and was commissioned into the Field Artillery Branch. He served in Cuba and the Philippines, and in 1903 went to Panama at the request of Theodore Roosevelt. He was Acting Chief of Staff of the Pacific Division during the Army's relief work following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
context_section_description: He was born in Crown Point, Indiana, and after graduating from West Point, was promoted to first lieutenant in August 1896. In 1898–1901 he served as captain of Volunteers, in both Cuba and the Philippines. He was made a Captain of the Regular Army in February 1901, and was mustered out of the Volunteer service the next month.
  From 1903–06 he served as a member of the General Staff and went to Panama for Theodore Roosevelt. As Acting Chief of Staff of the Pacific Division, he assisted with relief work after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. For the next several years, he was responsible for several coastal defense positions. In April 1907, he became a Major and in December 1911 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He again served on the General Staff from 1912–14, and in July 1916 was promoted to a colonel in the Coast Artillery.
caption: William G. Haan, 1918
exif: {"Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image ExifOffset": "90", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "4482", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "2342"}