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Last Rank
Lieutenant General
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Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Last Primary MOS
00GC-Commanding General
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Last MOS Group
General Officer
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Primary Unit
1952-1955, 00GC, 3rd Army
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Service Years
1917 - 1955
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1895 |
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Contact Info
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Home Town
Philadelphia |
Last Address
Satellite Beach, Florida
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Date of Passing
Jun 04, 1964 |
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Location of Interment
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Last Known Activity
Lieutenant General Alexander Russell Bolling
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 28 August 1895. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1917. He was a student at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1915-1916. He graduated from the Infantry School in 1933 and from the Command and General Staff Course in 1935. In 1938 he graduated from the Army War College.
While in command of three widely separate platoons of the 4th Infantry, 3rd Division, in the Boise-des-Nesles, on the night of July 14, 1918, Second Lieutenant Bolling earned the Distinguished Service Cross by continually exposing himself to heavy gas and shell fire by going from one platoon to another.
He commanded the 84th Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1952 and assumed command of the Third U.S. Army.
LTG Bolling's awards included the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal with Cluster, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He was the recipient of numerous foreign decorations and awards.
Upon his retirement in 1955 he made his home in Satellite Beach, Florida. LTG Bolling died on June 4, 1964 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Other Comments:
BOLLING, ALEXANDER R.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F.
Date of Action: July 14 - 15, 1918
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alexander R. Bolling, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in Bois-de-Nesles, France, July 14 - 15, 1918.
While in command of three widely separated platoons in the Bois-de-Nesles, on the night of July 14-15, Lieutenant Boiling continually exposed himself to very heavy gas and shell fire by going from one platoon to another.
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1917-1919, HHC, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry
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1933-1933, Infantry Officer Advanced Course
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1935-1935, Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Course
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1938-1938, Army War College (Staff)
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1940-1943, 2010, Army Ground Forces
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1943-1944, 00GD, 8th Infantry Division
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1944-1945, 00GC, 84th Infantry Division
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1950-1952, 00G2, Department of the Army (DA)
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1952-1955, 00GC, 3rd Army
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