Harrison S. Kerrick

Lieutenant colonel Harrison Summers Kerrick was an American railroad executive and United States Army officer.

Biography

Kerrick was born 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.
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. 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. He retired in 1934, and died on May 15, 1939, in the Army and Navy Hospital, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, aged 66.
Kerrick is the namesake of Kerrick, Texas.