Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1885, Nov. 11 | Born, San Gabriel, Calif. |
1903-1904 | Attended Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. |
1909 | Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Assigned to Fifteenth United States Cavalry, Fort Sheridan, Ill., and Fort Myer, Va. |
1910 | Married Beatrice Banning Ayer |
1912 | Member, American team, XII Olympiad, Stockholm, Sweden, finishing fifth in modern pentathlon |
1912-1913 | Attended French cavalry school, Saumur, France |
1913 | Graduated, United States Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kans. |
1913-1915 | Instructor in weapons, United States Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kans. |
1915-1916 | Assigned to Eighth United States Cavalry, Fort Bliss, Tex. |
1916-1917 | Aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing, Mexican Punitive Expedition |
1917 | Aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief, American Expeditionary Forces Commanded Headquarters Troop, American Expeditionary Forces |
1917-1918 | Detailed as first member of American Tank Corps and attended French Tank School, Camplieu, France Organized American Tank School, Langres, France |
1918 | Promoted to temporary rank of lieutenant colonel |
1918-1921 | Commander, 304th Tank Brigade |
1919-1921 | Invented a coaxial gun mount |
1921-1922 | Commander, First Squadron, Third United States Cavalry, Fort Myer, Va. |
1923-1928 | United States Army General Staff, Boston, Mass., 1923-1924; Hawaii, 1924-1928 |
1928-1931 | Served in Office of the Chief of Cavalry, United States Army |
1932 | Graduated, United States Army War College |
1932-1935 | Executive officer, Third United States Cavalry, Fort Myer, Va. |
1934 | Promoted to lieutenant colonel |
1935-1937 | G-2, United States Army General Staff, Hawaiian Department |
1938 | Promoted to colonel Commander, Fifth United States Cavalry, Fort Clark, Tex. |
1938-1940 | Commander, Third United States Cavalry, Fort Myer, Va. |
1940 | Promoted to brigadier general |
1940-1941 | Commander, Second Armored Brigade, Second Armored Division, Fort Benning, Ga. |
1941 | Promoted to major general |
1941-1942 | Commander, Second Armored Division, Fort Benning, Ga. |
1942 | Commander, I Armored Corps, First and Second Armored Divisions |
1942-1943 | Commanded Western Task Force during Allied landings and subsequent campaign in North Africa Transferred to command of United States II Corps |
1943 | Promoted to lieutenant general Relinquished command of II Corps to Omar Nelson Bradley Resumed command of I Armored Corps in preparation for invasion of Sicily |
1943-1944 | Commanded Seventh United States Army in Sicilian campaign |
1944 | Ordered to England to take command of Third United States Army in preparation for invasion of France |
1944-1945 | Commanded Third United States Army in drive across France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Austria |
1945 | Commander, Fifteenth United States Army |
1945, Dec. 21 | Died, Heidelberg, Germany |