caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
major general william g. haan 1889 & ndash ; 1922 25px united states army 32nd infantry division washington , d.c. 26 october 1924 crown point , indiana united states of america distinguished service medal croix de guerre -lrb- france -rrb- spanish-american war philippine-american war world war i 04 october 1863 `` bunker '' 20px major general major-general-william-g-haan . jpg william g. haan
 william george haan
william g. haan

william george haan -lrb- october 4 , 1863 - october 26 , 1924 -rrb- was a general in world war i .
he graduated from west point in 1889 , from the army war college in 1905 , and was commissioned in the artillery .
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 .
