Harrison S. Kerrick

Kerrick was born c. 1873 in Bloomington, Illinois, and attended Illinois Wesleyan University. In 1898, he enlisted in Company C of the 2nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving in the Spanish–American War, during which he was promoted to captain.^[1]

He served as a field artillery officer in the Philippine–American War. During World War I, Kerrick served in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps from December 31, 1917, to February 9, 1918.^[2] Kerrick created the code of conduct on the handling and display of the flag of the United States, which was used by United States Congress.^[3] He retired in 1934, and died on May 15, 1939, in the Army and Navy Hospital, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, aged 66.^[1]

Kerrick is the namesake of Kerrick, Texas.^[4]

• Kerrick, Harrison S. (1916). Military and Naval America. United States: Hardpress Publishing. ISBN 978-1314066388. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
• Kerrick, Harrison S. (1925). The Flag of the United States Your Flag and Mine.