Ernest R. Redmond (July 10, 1883—February 12, 1966) was a United States Army officer who served as acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Early life Ernest Rothemel Redmond was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 10, 1883.New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Passenger List, S.S. Calamares, January 8, 1936, entry for Ernest Redmond He was educated in Salem and became a real estate agent.United States Federal Census Record, Ernest R. Redmond, 1910
Redmond enlisted in the Massachusetts National Guard in 1904, and advanced through the noncommissioned officer ranks to sergeant major before receiving his commission as a second lieutenant in 1910. A Field Artillery officer, Redmond was promoted to first lieutenant in 1911 and captain in 1913. In 1914 Redmond was one of 1,700 National Guard members activated to take part in fighting the Great Salem Fire of 1914.Arthur B. Jones, The Salem Fire, 1914, pages 88-89 In 1916 he served on the Mexican border during the Pancho Villa Expedition.Massachusetts Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1916, page 243
World War I At the start of World War I Redmond was commander of Battery E, 101st Field Artillery.Russell Gordon Carter, The 101st Field Artillery, A. E. F., 1917-1919, 1940, page 18 During the war he served in France, and was promoted to major and commander of a battalion in the 101st Field Artillery.Frank Palmer Sibley, With the Yankee Division in France, 1919, page 332 He returned to Massachusetts in 1919.Massachusetts Adjutant General, Annual report, 1920, page 197
Post World War I Redmond resumed working in real estate after the war.United States Federal Census Record, Ernest R. Redmond, 1920 He also continued his National Guard career, receiving promotion to lieutenant colonel in 1920. In 1921 was advanced to colonel and commander of the 102nd Field Artillery Regiment.Massachusetts Adjutant General, Annual Report, 1921, page 230National Guard Bureau, U.S. Military Records, 1925: Official National Guard Register, entry for Ernest R. Redmond, accessed May 8, 2013Boston Globe, , July 9, 1921
A Republican, in 1925 Redmond was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Salem.Boston Globe, , November 25, 1925Fitchburg Sentinel, 22 Cities old Elections Today, December 8, 1925Boston Globe, , December 9, 1925
National Guard Bureau In 1926 Redmond went on active duty as Assistant to the Chief of the Militia Bureau.Boston Globe, , October 29, 1926 He served as Acting Chief from June to September, 1929, following the retirement of Creed C. Hammond.Atlanta Constitution, , August 11, 1929Gordon Russell Young, Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the United States Army, 1959, page 123
Later career During World War II Redmond served at the War Department in the office of the Chief of Engineers.U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Record, entry for Ernest Rothemel Redmond, accessed May 8, 2013
Redmond later relocated to California and resumed work as a real estate broker.California Real Estate Division, Directory of Brokers and Salesmen, Volume 34, 1953, page 667
Death and burial Redmond died in San Francisco, California on February 12, 1966.California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985, entry for Ernest Rothemel Redmond, accessed May 8, 2013
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