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).

 

   

   1919-1920, 2520, Department of Command (Staff) Army War College
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Rank
Major
MOS
2520-Training Officer
Base, Fort or City
Not Specified
State/Country
District Of Columbia
 
 
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Department of Command (Staff) Army War College
Type
Training
 
Parent Unit
Officer Staff Schools
Strength
School
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Oct 1, 2018
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
Reverted back to his RA rank of Major after WW1.

   
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20 Members Also There at Same Time
Department of Command (Staff) Army War College

Spalding, George, BG, (1901-1945) IM 2520 Lieutenant Colonel
Bishop, Harry Gore, MG, (1897-1934) IM 6 Colonel
Callan, Robert, MG, (1896-1936) IM 6 Colonel
Henry, Guy, MG, (1898-1947) IM 6 Colonel
Lindsey, Julian, MG, (1892-1934) IM 6 Colonel
Moses, Andrew, MG, (1897-1938) IM 6 Colonel
Spalding, George, BG, (1901-1945) IM 6 Colonel
Wolf, Paul, BG, (1890-1932) IM 6 Colonel
Baer, Joseph, BG, (1900-1944) IM 6 Lieutenant Colonel
Birnie, Upton, MG, (1900-1938) IM 6 Lieutenant Colonel
Bridges, Charles, MG, (1898-1933) IM 6 Lieutenant Colonel
Ford, Stanley Hamer, LTG, (1898-1941) IM 6 Lieutenant Colonel
Gasser, Lorenzo, MG, (1898-1945) IM 6 Lieutenant Colonel
Sunderland, Archibald, MG, (1900-1940) IM 6 Lieutenant Colonel
Kilbourne, Charles, MG, (1898-1936) CAC 1102 Major
Weeks, Charles, COL, (1899-1939) Lieutenant Colonel
Nolan, Dennis, MG, (1896-1936) Brigadier General
Bolles, Frank, MG, (1896-1935) Colonel
Embick, Stanley, LTG, (1899-1946) Colonel
Herron, Charles Douglas, GEN, (1899-1946) Colonel
Grunert, George, LTG, (1898-1945) Major

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