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American Army officer
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Place of birth
Salt Lake City
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Age
64 years
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Biography
Chaplain (Colonel) John Thomas Axton, USA (July 28, 1870 - July 20, 1934) was an American Army officer who served as the First Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1920 to 1928.
Early life and education
John Thomas Axton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 28, 1870. He attended Salt Lake public schools. Then, he attended Middlebury College in Vermont where he graduated with a Doctor in Divinity degree in 1919.
Career
Axton served as general secretary for the Y.M.C.A. from 1893-1902.
Axton was appointed a chaplain with the United States Army in 1902.
Awards
Axton received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his services during World War I.
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