William Verbeck

, Admiral Togo; , Major General Frederick D. Grant on board the Lusitania Verbeck was born in Nagasaki, Japan, on January 18, 1861, the son of Guido Verbeck and Maria Verbeck ( Manion). In 1879, at the age of 18, Verbeck emigrated to the United States. He served in the Fifth California Infantry, rising to the rank of major. ==Career==

Following in his father's footsteps, Verbeck began teaching at the Saint Matthew's Hall, in San Mateo, California, where he taught for two years. He served as Adjutant General of New York, commander of the New York National Guard, from June 1, 1910, to January 1, 1913, and was given the rank of Brigadier General. Verbeck led the National Scouts of America (NSA), running summer camps for boys at Camp Massawepie in conjunction with the Manlius School. Upon the merger of the NSA with the Boy Scouts of America he briefly served as a National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America. ==Personal life==

He married Katherine Jordan on July 28, 1886. They had three children: Guido Fridolin, Karl Heinrich Willem and William Jordan. In 1927, Verbeck was made a Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy. He was granted American citizenship on June 9, 1929, in an Act of Congress. He died on August 24, 1930, of heart disease at his home in Manlius. == References ==