serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date placeofburial article_title name
1883 -- 1901 united states army tientsen , china 9 march 1901 princeton , illinois united states of america indian of san juan hill china relief expedition wars apache wars sioux wars spanish-american war battle 2 december 1859 oakland cemetery richard b. paddock
 richard bolles paddock
richard b. paddock

richard bolles paddock -lrb- 1859 -- 1901 -rrb- was a united states army officer , close friend and brother-in-law to john j. pershing , and one of the few american officers who died while on duty in china during the boxer rebellion .
paddock served in the american southwest during the apache wars , as well as the pine ridge campaign -lrb- 1890 -- 91 -rrb- , the battle of san juan hill -lrb- 1898 -rrb- in cuba during the spanish-american war , and finally the china relief expedition -lrb- 1900 -- 01 -rrb- .
paddock served as a lieutenant and captain in the 13th infantry regiment , the 4th cavalry regiment , and the 6th cavalry regiment .
