Edmund P. Easterbrook Explained

Width Style:person
Edmund P. Easterbrook
Birth Date:1865 12, mf=y
Placeofburial:Arlington National Cemetery
Birth Place:Torquay, England
Death Place:Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Drew Theological Seminary (BD)
Children:5, including Arthur and Ernest
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1898–1929
Rank:Colonel
Commands:U.S. Army Chaplain Corps

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gushwa, Robert L.. The United States Army Chaplaincy. IV. 6. 1977. United States Department of the Army. Washington, D.C.. June 1, 2023. Internet Archive.
  2. News: Col. E. P. Easterbrook Is Dead In Virginia. The New York Times. Associated Press. January 19, 1933. 15. June 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Burial detail: Easterbrook, Edmund P . June 1, 2023 . ANC Explorer .