Craig, Malin, GEN

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
General
Last Service Branch
Cavalry
Primary Unit
1941-1945, United States Department of War
Service Years
1898 - 1945
Cavalry
General
Four Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Missouri
Missouri
Year of Birth
1875
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
St. Joseph
Date of Passing
Jul 25, 1945
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia

 Official Badges 

Army Staff Identification US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Artillery Shoulder Cord


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1945, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

US Army Chief of Staff from Oct 2, 1935 - Aug 31, 1939. 

Recalled to active duty to serve as Chairman of the Secretary of War's Personnel Board from Sep 1941 until his death on July 25, 1945. 

Served as US Army Chief of Staff between two more famous Chiefs of Staff;  Douglas MacArthur (1935) and George C. Marshall (1939).

 

   

   1918-1918, 2010, I Corps

Colonel
From Month/Year
February / 1918
To Month/Year
November / 1918
Unit
I Corps Unit Page
Rank
Colonel
MOS
2010-Chief of Staff
Base, Fort or City
Not Specified
State/Country
France
 
 
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I Corps

America's First Corps is a three-star headquarters that manages daily activities for more than 44,000 Soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and across the Pacific including Hawaii and Alaska.

America's First Corps' job is to "Deploy, Fight and Win" decisively in any environment to enhance security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. While deployed, America's First Corps commands all branches of service - Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines - as well as international forces. 

America's First Corps possesses the capacity and capability to serve as a Joint Task Force, Joint Forces Land Component Command and Army Forces Headquarters: drive deployment readiness, shape the battlefield with deep fires, provide mission command to multiple divisions and enablers, leverage intelligence architecture, sustainment and maintain regional partnership. 

America's First Corps' major subordinate commands include: 7th Infantry Division, 25th Infantry Division (Schofield Barracks, HI) and U.S. Army Alaska.


Type
Combined Arms
 
Parent Unit
Army Corps Commands
Strength
Corps
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jun 5, 2018
   
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8 Members Also There at Same Time
I Corps

Grant, Walter, MG, (1900-1946) 2010 Lieutenant Colonel
Dickman, James, MG, (1881-1922) Major General
Liggett, Hunter, LTG, (1879-1921) Major General
Dickman, Joseph Theodore, MG, (1883-1922) Brigadier General
Ord, James Garesche, MG, (1909-1946) Lieutenant Colonel
Grunert, George, LTG, (1898-1945) Captain
G-3

Craig, Louis A., MG, (1909-1952) AR 000 Major
G-4

DeWitt, John, GEN, (1898-1947) Lieutenant Colonel

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