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Colonel, Coast Defenses of the Potomac and Washington; son of late Adam and Lena Slaker; born March 1, 1855; graduated at West Aurora High School in 1873 and entered West Point the same year; graduated at West Point in 1877, and entered service in the U. S. army as a Second Lieutenant, serving throughout the Spanish American War and until his retirement. He was recalled to active service July 20, 1917, and placed in command of the Coast Defenses of the Potomac River with headquarters at Ft. Washington, Md. This command included the post at Ft. Hunt and the anti- aircraft bateries which protected the City of Washington, D. C. He was relieved from active duty in the army after the signing of the armistice.
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