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William Wallace Atterbury (January 31, 1866 – September 20, 1935) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during World War I, who began his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1886 and rose through the ranks to become its tenth president (1925–1935).
General William Wallace Atterbury 31 Jan 1866 - 20 Sep 1935. William Wallace Atterbury was born 31 January 1866, at New Albany, Indiana, the son of John Guest Atterbury (02/07/1811 - 08/24/1887) and Catherine Jones Larned (11/15/1822 - ). He married Minnie Hoffman, on 11/13/1895 at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Atterbury Army Air Field was named after William Wallace Atterbury, as is Camp Atterbury Atterbury was born in 1866 in New Albany, Indiana, the son of a Presbyterian minister. During World War I, Atterbury was commissioned as a Brigadier General. Atterbury reorganized the European Railroad network to create rapid movement of Allied Forces.
Oct 29, 2003 · Below is more background information on Pennsylvania Railroad’s visionary president William Atterbury. William Wallace Atterbury (1866-1935) served the Pennsylvania Railroad for nearly 50 years. In the great tradition of PRR leaders, he advanced from apprentice at the road’s Altoona, Pa., shops in 1886 to president in 1925.
Apr 17, 2024 · William Wallace Atterbury began his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1886 and served as a brigadier general during World War I. In 1925, “The Railroad General” succeeded Samuel Rea as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, serving in the post until he retired because of poor health in 1935.
The Atterbury family papers are primarily of the personal papers of the younger W. W. Atterbury (1866-1935) as preserved by his family, along with a few items from his father, John Guest Atterbury (1811-1887), and uncle, William Wallace Atterbury (1823-1911). Atterbury's railroad presidential papers are located at the Pennsylvania State ...
