Elmer W. Sherwood | |
|---|---|
| Governor | Ralph F. Gates |
| Preceded by | William P. Weimer |
| Succeeded by | Ben H. Watt |
| Indiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1921–1922 | |
| Indiana Adjutant General | |
| In office 1945–1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1896 Linton, Indiana |
| Died | 1979 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Elmer W. Sherwood was an Indiana politician and state adjutant general for the Indiana National Guard in 1945.[1]
Sherwood was born in 1896 at Linton, Indiana.[2] He majored in English at Indiana University until the United States joined World War I.[2] Sherwood enlisted and was assigned to the 150th Field Artillery Regiment.[2] That September, the regiment departed Fort Harrison for Europe as part of the 42nd Infantry Division (United States), crossing the Atlantic on the USS President Lincoln.[3] Sherwood kept a diary during World War I, which was first published in 1922 under the title Rainbow Hoosier."[4]
After the war, Sherwood returned to Indiana University to finish his degree. While still a student, he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives.[2] He graduated in 1921, and married Lucile Smith in 1925.[5] During his career, he served as an English teacher at Linton High School, and was elected clerk of Greene County, Indiana.[2] In the late 1930s, he was named editor of the National Legionnaire, the magazine of the American Legion.[2]
During World War II, Sherwood was appointed as the director of public relations at Fort Benjamin Harrison.[2] In 1945, Straub was sworn in as the 42nd Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard.[1] He also served as an advisor to Indiana Governor George N. Craig, and served 3 months in prison for his role in the Toll Road scandal.[6][7]
Upon his release, Sherwood moved to Florida. He remained in the Army Reserves and retired as a Brigadier general.[6] He died in 1979.[6]
References
- 1 2 Lowry, Jeff (Summer 2015). "Hoosier Adjutants General". Indiana Guardsman. Indiana National Guard. p. 14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sherwood 2004, p. xiv.
- ↑ Sass, Erik (12 October 2017). "WWI Centennial: First Passchendaele, Rainbow Division Crosses the Atlantic". Mental Floss. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ↑ "Indiana authors and their books 1917-1966". Indiana University. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ↑ Roll, Charles (1931). "Elmer W. Sherwood". Indiana One Hundred and Fifty Years of American Development Vol. 3. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- 1 2 3 Sherwood 2004, p. xv.
- ↑ "2 Are Sentenced In Indiana Bribes. Former State Officials Get 2-to-14-Year Jail Terms in Highway Scandals". New York Times. 15 July 1958. p. 17. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
Sources
- Sherwood, Elmer W. (2004). A Soldier in World War I : the Diary of Elmer W. Sherwood. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87195-173-8.