Edmund P. Easterbrook

Summary

Edmund Pepperell Easterbrook (December 22, 1865 – January 18, 1933) was an English-born American military officer and minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church who served as the 2nd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1928 to 1929.[1]

Edmund P. Easterbrook
Portrait of Easterbrook, circa 1928
Born(1865-12-22)December 22, 1865
Torquay, England
DiedJanuary 18, 1933(1933-01-18) (aged 67)
Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1898–1929
RankColonel
Commands heldU.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars
Alma materDrew Theological Seminary (BD)
Spouse(s)
Fannie Luscombe
(m. 1892; died 1929)
Children5, including Arthur and Ernest

He was married to the former Fannie Luscombe in September 1892. The couple would go on to have 5 children: Arthur, Gladys, William, Wilfred, and Ernest. Arthur and Ernest served as general officers in the Army, while Gladys married future general J. Lawton Collins.[2]

He died in 1933 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Gushwa, Robert L. (1977). The United States Army Chaplaincy. Vol. IV. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Army. p. 6. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Col. E. P. Easterbrook Is Dead In Virginia". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 19, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Burial detail: Easterbrook, Edmund P". ANC Explorer. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Edmund P. Easterbook at Wikimedia Commons