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United States Army general and inventor
George Owen Squier (March 21, 1865 – March 24, 1934) was a soldier, scientist, and inventor[2] Muzak .[3] [4]
Life and military career
[ edit ] Portrait of Squier, by Harris & Ewing, c. 1911
Squier was born in Dryden, Michigan .[1] United States Military Academy in the Class of 1887 and received a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1893. He wrote and edited many books and articles on the subject of radio and electricity .[5] multiplexing in 1910 for which he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1919.[6] American Philosophical Society .[7]
As executive officer to the Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Signal Corps in 1907, Squier was instrumental in the establishment of the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps , the first organizational ancestor of the U.S. Air Force .[8] Wright Brothers , was responsible for the purchase of the first airplanes by the US Army in 1909.[citation needed
From May 1916 to February 1917, he was Chief of the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps , the first successor of the Aeronautical Division, before being promoted to major general and appointed Chief Signal Officer during World War I .[8]
In 1922, he created Wired Radio, a service which piped music to businesses and subscribers over wires.[2] Muzak '.
Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest square .[9]
He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution .[10]
Death
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He died in Washington, D.C., at George Washington Hospital [11] [8] of pneumonia , and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery .[12]
Awards
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Dates of rank
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No Insignia
Cadet , United States Military Academy : 1 July 1883
No Insignia in 1886
Second Lieutenant , Regular Army : 12 June 1887
First Lieutenant , Regular Army: 30 June 1893
Captain , Volunteer Army : 1 June 1898
Lieutenant Colonel , Volunteer Army: 20 July 1898
First Lieutenant , Regular Army: 7 December 1898
Captain , Volunteer Army: 17 April 1899
Captain , Regular Army: 1 July 1901
Major , Regular Army: 2 March 1903
Lieutenant Colonel , Regular Army: 17 March 1913
Brigadier General , Temporary: 14 February 1917
Colonel , Regular Army: 12 April 1917
Major General , Temporary: 8 October 1917
Colonel , Regular Army: 14 February 1921
Major General , Temporary: 28 March 1921
Major General , Retired list: 31 December 1923
Legacy
[ edit ] USS General G.O. Squier (AP-130)
In 1943, the U.S. Navy named troopship USS General G. O. Squier (AP-130) in his honor. It was the lead ship of its class, which was known as General G. O. Squier class
General Squier Park , a historic district and waterpark in his hometown of Dryden, Michigan , is named in his honor.[13] [14]
Publications
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— (1908). "The Present Status of Military Aeronautics" . Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution : 117. Retrieved August 7, 2009 .
— (1919). Multiplex Telephony And Telegraphy By Means Of Electric Waves Guided By Wires
References
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^ a b Clark, Paul W.; Lyons, Laurence A. (2014). George Owen Squier: U.s. Army Major General, Inventor . McFarland. ISBN 978-0786476350 During the 1920s and '30s, Major General George Owen Squier was one of the most famous men in America and abroad, as a scientist, soldier, military ...
^ "George Owen Squier Invents Muzak" . In 1922 American Army Signal Corps officer and inventor Major General George Owen Squier of Washington, D. C. created "Wired Radio," a service that ...
^ "The rise of elevator Muzak began with this Michigan inventor" . September 13, 2017. Major General George Owen Squier. The name may not be familiar, but his work in the fields of aeronautics and radio communications ...
^ Kennelly, Arthur E. Biographical memoir of George Owen Squier, 1865–1934 OCLC 11861067 .
^ "George Owen Squier" . www.nasonline.org . Retrieved October 19, 2023 .
^ "APS Member History" . search.amphilsoc.org . Retrieved October 19, 2023 .
^ a b c Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki . Pentland Press, Inc. p. 346. ISBN 978-1571970886 OCLC 40298151 .
^ Funk, Charles Earle (1936). What's the name, please? A guide to the correct pronunciation of current prominent names . New York: Funk & Wagnalls. OCLC 1463642 .
^ Sons of the American Revolution; Louis Henry Cornish; Alonzo Howard Clark (1902). A National Register of the Society, Sons of the American Revolution Sons of the American Revolution, ... George Owen Squier, U.S. Army (4257).
^ Associated Press, "Former Leader of Air Service Dies", San Bernardino Daily Sun , San Bernardino, California, 25 March 1934, Vol. 40, p. 1.
^ Burial Detail: Squier, George O – ANC Explorer
^ "Lapeer County Parks" . Archived from the original on April 22, 2012.
^ "MI State Historic Preservation Objects" . Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2011 .
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