Name
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Class year
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Notability
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References
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Tasker H. Bliss
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1875
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General;
Spanish–American War; division commander in
Philippine–American War;
Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1917–1918); American representative
Supreme War Council
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[1]
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Eli D. Hoyle
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1875
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Brigadier General; father of Major General
Rene Edward De Russy Hoyle; grandfather-in-law of Brigadier General
Willard Ames Holbrook, Jr.; son-in-law of Brigadier General
René Edward De Russy
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[2]
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Hugh L. Scott
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1876
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Major General;
Indian Wars; Superintendent of the
United States Military Academy; Chief of Staff; U.S. Secretary of War; the Navy vessel
USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43) was named for him
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[3]
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Eben Swift
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1876
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Major General;
Spanish–American War,
Pancho Villa Expedition; commander of the
82nd Division; Director of the
United States Army War College; commander of
Camp Gordon; commander of U.S. Forces in
Italy; father of Major General
Innis P. Swift; father-in-law of Brigadier General
Evan Harris Humphrey; son-in-law of Brigadier General
Innis N. Palmer;
Camp Swift, Texas is named for him
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[4]
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Hunter Liggett
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1879
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Lieutenant General;
Indian Wars;
Spanish–American War;
Philippine–American War; in 1914 predicted that an invasion of the
Philippines would occur through
Lingayen Gulf, which occurred twice in
World War II; division and corps commander in
World War I
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[5]
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Benjamin Alvord, Jr.
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1880
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Brigadier General; Adjutant General of the
American Expeditionary Force; son of Brigadier General
Benjamin Alvord
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[6]
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Richard Whitehead Young
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1882
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Brigadier General;
Philippine–American War; brigade commander; Justice of the
Philippines Supreme Court; grandson of
Utah Territory Governor
Brigham Young
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[7]
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John Wilson Ruckman
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1883
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Major General; inventor of artillery devices; commander of
Fort Baker and
Fort Mills; commander of the Southeastern Department (Aug 1917) Southern Department (Sept 1917) and the Northeastern Department (May 1918)
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[8]
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Edwin Burr Babbitt
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1884
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Major General;
Meuse-Argonne Offensive,
Battle of Saint-Mihiel; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[9]
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Robert Lee Bullard
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1885
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Lieutenant General;
Spanish–American War;
Philippine–American War;
Battle of Cantigny; commander of the
1st Infantry Division; commander of the
First United States Army and
Second United States Army; President of the
National Security League
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[10]
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Willard Ames Holbrook
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1885
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Major General;
Spanish–American War; commander of the
165th Infantry Brigade; commander of the
9th Infantry Division; Chief of the
U.S. Cavalry; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal; father of Brigadier General
Willard Ames Holbrook, Jr.; brother of Major General
Lucius Roy Holbrook; son-in-law of Major General
David S. Stanley
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[11]
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Mason Patrick
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1886
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Major General; Chief Engineer of Lines of Communication, Director of Construction and Forestry, and Chief of the Air Service of the
American Expeditionary Forces;
Patrick Space Force Base is named for him; the Navy vessel
USS General M. M. Patrick (AP-150) was named for him
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[12]
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John J. Pershing
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1886
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General of the Armies;
Spanish–American War;
Philippine–American War;
Moro Rebellion; commander of 8th Regiment in the
Pancho Villa Expedition; led the
American Expeditionary Force in
World War I
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[13]
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Charles S. Farnsworth
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1887
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Major General;
Spanish–American War,
Philippine–American War;
Battle of Saint-Mihiel; commander of the
37th Infantry Division; founder of
Fort William McKinley; founder and commandant of the
United States Army Infantry School; the
Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park in
Altadena, California is named for him
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[14]
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Robert Lee Howze
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1888
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Major General;
American Indian Wars,
Spanish–American War,
Philippine–American War;
Meuse-Argonne Offensive; commander of the
1st Cavalry Division; commander of the
Third United States Army; commander of the
3rd Infantry Division and
38th Infantry Division; recipient of the
Medal of Honor and the
Army Distinguished Service Medal; father of General
Hamilton H. Howze;
Camp Howze and the
USS General R. L. Howze (AP-134) were named for him
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[15]
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Peyton C. March
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1888
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General;
Spanish–American War,
Philippine–American War,
Russian Civil War; commander of 1st Artillery Brigade;
Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1918–1921); father of Second Lieutenant
Peyton C. March, Jr.
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[16]
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Charles Symmonds
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1888
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Brigadier General;
Spanish–American War; brigade commander; commander of
Fort Bliss; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[17]
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William G. Haan
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1889
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Major General;
Spanish–American War,
Philippine–American War;
Third Battle of the Aisne,
Second Battle of the Marne,
Meuse-Argonne Offensive; commander of the
57th Field Artillery Brigade; the Navy vessel
USS General W. G. Haan (AP-158) was named for him
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[18]
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John L. Hines
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1891
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Major General;
Spanish–American War;
Philippine–American War;
Pancho Villa Expedition; brigade and division commander in
World War I;
Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1924–1926)
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[19]
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Lutz Wahl
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1891
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Major General; brigade commander;
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army (1927–1928)
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[20]
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Lucius Roy Holbrook
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1896
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Major General;
Philippine–American War;
Meuse-Argonne Offensive; commandant of the
Command and General Staff College; brigade commander in the
1st Infantry Division; commander of
Camp/Fort Bragg; commander of
Fort Douglas and
Fort Hamilton; commander of
Camp Stotsenburg; commander of the 1st Infantry Division; commander of the
Philippine Department
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[21]
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Sherwood Cheney
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1897
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Brigadier General; commander,
US Army Corps of Engineers; director, Army Transport Service (1919); recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[22]
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Fox Conner
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1898
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Major General; Chief of Operations of the
American Expeditionary Force; commander of the
First United States Army
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[23]
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Amos Fries
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1898
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Major General;
Philippine–American War; commander of the
1st Gas Regiment; Chief of the
Chemical Warfare Service
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[24]
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Guy Henry
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1898
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Major General;
Spanish–American War,
Philippine–American War,
World War II; commander of the
3rd Cavalry Regiment; recipient of two
Army Distinguished Service Medals and the
Silver Star; son of Brigadier General,
Medal of Honor recipient, and
Puerto Rico Governor
Guy Vernor Henry
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[25]
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Manus MacCloskey
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1898
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Brigadier General;
Spanish–American War;
Battle of Verdun,
Battle of Château-Thierry (1918),
Battle of Belleau Wood,
Battle of Soissons (1918); commander of the
12th Field Artillery Regiment; recipient of the
Distinguished Service Medal and the
Silver Star; father of Brigadier General
Monro MacCloskey
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[26]
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Stanley Dunbar Embick
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1899
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Lieutenant General;
Spanish–American War,
World War II; recipient of two
Army Distinguished Service Medals; father-in-law of General
Albert Coady Wedemeyer
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[27]
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Clement A. Trott
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1899
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Major General; Chief of Staff of the
5th Infantry Division; commander of the
6th Infantry Division; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[28]
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Ernest Dichmann Peek
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1901
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Major General; Supervisor of the building of
Lock and Dam No. 1, Mississippi River; brigade commander; recipient of the
Silver Star and the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[29]
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Emory Jenison Pike
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1901
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Lieutenant Colonel; recipient of the
Medal of Honor (MOH) for actions in combat organizing and leading units during heavy shelling despite being mortally wounded; only Academy alumnus to receive the MOH during
World War I
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[30]
[31]
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Hugh S. Johnson
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1903
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Brigadier General; lawyer in
Judge Advocate General's Corps; instrumental in implementing the
Selective Service Act of 1917;
Deputy Provost Marshal General (1971-1918); Director of the Purchase and Supply Branch of the General Staff (1918); commander of 15th Infantry Brigade; Director of the
National Recovery Administration; named
Time Person of the Year in 1933
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[32]
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Douglas MacArthur
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1903
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General of the Army,
Field Marshal in the
Philippine Army;
United States occupation of Veracruz;
Second Battle of the Marne,
Battle of Saint-Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne Offensive during
World War I; commander of the
42nd Infantry Division;
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (1919–1922); brigade commander in the
Philippine Division; commander of the
Philippine Department;
Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1930–1935); recipient of the
Medal of Honor for actions during the
Battle of Bataan, commander of the
South West Pacific Area during
World War II;
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers during the
Occupation of Japan;
Korean War; grandson of
Wisconsin Governor
Arthur MacArthur, Sr.; son of Lieutenant General and Medal of Honor recipient
Arthur MacArthur, Jr.
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[33]
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Julian Larcombe Schley
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1903
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Major General;
Battle of Saint-Mihiel and
Meuse-Argonne Offensive; Governor of the
Panama Canal Zone; Chief of Engineers; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[34]
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Henry Conger Pratt
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1904
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Major General;
World War II; aide to
William Howard Taft; commander of
Brooks Field,
Kelly Field, and
Mitchel Field; Commandant of the
Air Corps Tactical School; commander of the
Philippine Division; commander of
Fort William McKinley; commander of the
Southern Defense Command and
Western Defense Command; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[35]
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Joseph Stilwell
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1904
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General; described Academy hazing as "hell"; U.S. Fourth Corps intelligence officer and helped plan the
St. Mihiel offensive during
World War I; commander of American forces in the
China Burma India Theater in
World War II
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[36]
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Frank Maxwell Andrews
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1906
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Lieutenant General; commanded airfields in America during
World War I, staff of Army of Occupation in Germany after the war; commander of the
1st Pursuit Group; commander of the
General Headquarters Air Force and
Panama Canal Air Force; commander of the
Caribbean Defense Command; commander of the
U.S. Army Forces in the Middle East; commander of U.S. forces of the
European Theater of Operations;
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility,
Andrews Air Force Base, and
RAF Andrews Field are named for him
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[37]
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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
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1906
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General;
World War II;
Battle of Saint-Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne Offensive; commander of the
3rd Cavalry Regiment and
1st Cavalry Regiment; commander of the
Philippine Department; commander of the
Fifth United States Army; recipient of the
Medal of Honor, the
Distinguished Service Cross, and the
Army Distinguished Service Medal;
Fort Wainwright is named for him
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[38]
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Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
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1907
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General of the Army,
General of the Air Force; second
rated pilot in the
United States Army Air Corps;
executive officer of the aviation section at Army headquarters in Washington D.C. during
World War I;
World War II; commander of the
United States Army Command and General Staff College; commander of
March Field; commander of the
United States Army Air Forces; founder of the
RAND Corporation;
Arnold Air Force Base,
Arnold Engineering Development Center, and
Arnold Air Society are named for him
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[39]
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Robert L. Eichelberger
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1909
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General;
Siberian Intervention;
World War II; Superintendent of the
United States Military Academy; commander of the
I Corps; commander of the
Eighth United States Army; recipient of two
Distinguished Service Crosses, four
Army Distinguished Service Medals, and the
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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[40]
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George S. Patton
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1909
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General;
1912 Summer Olympics,
modern pentathlon, 5th place;
Pancho Villa Expedition;
World War II;
Battle of Saint-Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne Offensive; commander of the
1st Tank Brigade/304th Tank Brigade; commander of the
3rd Cavalry Regiment; commander of the
2nd Armored Division; commander of the
II Corps; commander of the
Seventh United States Army,
Third United States Army, and
Fifteenth United States Army during
World War II; descendant of Brigadier General
Hugh Mercer; father of Major General
George Patton IV;
Patton series of tanks were named for him
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[41]
[42]
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Oscar Griswold
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1910
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Lieutenant General;
World War II;
Meuse-Argonne Offensive ; commander of the
29th Infantry Regiment and
4th Infantry Regiment; commander of the
XIV Corps; commander of the
Seventh United States Army and the
Third United States Army; recipient of two
Army Distinguished Service Medals,
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and two
Silver Stars
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[43]
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Stephen J. Chamberlin
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1912
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Lieutenant General;
World War II; commander of the
Fifth Army; recipient of the
Navy Cross, the
Army Distinguished Service Medal, and the
Silver Star
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[44]
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Walton Walker
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1912
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General;
World War I,
Korean War; commander of the
3rd Armored Division; commander of the
XX Corps; commander of the
Fifth United States Army and
Eighth United States Army; recipient of two
Distinguished Service Crosses, two
Army Distinguished Service Medals, and three
Silver Stars; father of General
Sam S. Walker
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[45]
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Carl Andrew Spaatz
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1914
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General;
Pancho Villa Expedition; flight instructor and fighter pilot in
World War I;
Eighth Air Force commander in
World War II; first
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1947–1948)
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[46]
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Omar Bradley
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1915
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General of the Army; stationed in America during
World War I; commander of the
82nd Infantry Division and
28th Infantry Division in non-combat areas prior to being assigned to combat in
Operation Torch,
Normandy Landings,
Operation Cobra,
Battle of the Bulge, commander of the
First United States Army, commander of the
Twelfth United States Army Group;
Korean War; first
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Administrator of the
Veterans Administration; Chairman of the
NATO Military Committee;
Bradley Fighting Vehicle named for him
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[47]
[48]
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1915
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General of the Army; trained tank crews in
Pennsylvania during
World War I;
World War II; commander of
European Theater of Operations and
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (1942–1945); 1st
Military Governor of American Occupation Zone in Germany (1945); President of
Columbia University (1948–1950, 1952–1953); 1st
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1951–1952); 34th
President of the United States (1953–1961)
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[49]
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Luis R. Esteves
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1915
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Major General; first Hispanic graduate of the Academy;
Pancho Villa Expedition; mayor and judge of Polvo,
Mexico; commander of the 23rd Battalion, which was composed of Puerto Ricans and stationed in
Panama during
World War I; commander of
92nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team during
World War II; founder of the
Puerto Rico National Guard
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[50]
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Thomas B. Larkin
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1915
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Lieutenant General; reconnaissance officer during
Second Battle of the Marne;
Tunisian campaign in
World War II; Quartermaster General (1946–1949)
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[51]
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Dwight Johns
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1916
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Brigadier General;
Pancho Villa Expedition,
World War II; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[52]
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Hugh John Casey
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1918
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Major General; instructor and engineer company commander during
World War I; Chief Engineer for General of the Army
Douglas MacArthur for the
South West Pacific theatre of World War II; initial designer of
The Pentagon; father of Major
Hugh Boyd Casey; father-in-law of Major General
Frank Butner Clay
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[53]
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William M. Miley
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1918
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Major General;
World War II; commander of the
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment; commander of the
17th Airborne Division and
11th Airborne Division; recipient of the
Silver Star and two
Army Distinguished Service Medals
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[54]
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