Brigadier General John R. McQuigg and Lorain, Ohio Tornado
Brigadier General John R. McQuigg and Lorain, Ohio Tornado of 1924
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"Everywhere there are signs of military activity.Armed guards with fixed bayonets are detailed at strategic points to direct relief traffic and exclude curiosity seekers. Brig. Gen. John R. McQuigg established his headquarters at the Antlers Hotel.A constant stream of civilians seeking military credentials passed through his office."[Our Century: the Plain Dealer, 1924]
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The 30 June Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that four hundred Ohio National Guardsmen under the command of Brig. Gen. John McQuigg "with drawn revolvers and bayonets fixed in their guns" took control of the west and east ends of Lorain while police from Cleveland patrolled the business district. The police in their strict control "recognized absolutely no papers, military or otherwise, and were bold in saying that not even President Coolidge could write a pass to get anybody into the ruined district."
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John R. McQuigg was also a national commander of the American Legion and mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio at one time.A ship was named the USS John R. McQuigg.
John fought in WW1 and the Spanish American War.He was inducted in 1996 into Ohio's Veterans Hall of Fame.
He was the son of Samuel S. McQuigg and Jane McKinney.
Grandson of John McQuigg Sr. and Martha Jane McAfee of Wayne Co, Ohio.
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John R. McQuigg
Cuyahoga County
U.S. Army- Spanish-American War and WW I
Second state commander of the Ohio American Legion.First Ohio-born national commander of the American Legion. Mayor of East Cleveland, 1907 -1913.Following WWI, was a Brigadier General in the Ohio National Guard.
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