Craig, Malin, GEN

Deceased
 
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Final 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
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM)
  1945, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) (Arlington, Virginia)


 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).

 
   
   1935-1939, 2010, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army

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Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army
Davis, Thomas Jefferson, BG, (1916-1946) AR 000 Captain
MacArthur, Douglas, GA, (1903-1964) General
Drum, Hugh, LTG, (1898-1943) Major General
Smith, Walter Bedell, GEN, (1911-1953) Brigadier General
Parks, Floyd, LTG, (1918-1956) Lieutenant Colonel
Kilburn, Charles, BG, (1917-1946) CV Major
Office of the Surgeon General
Blanchfield, Florence Aby, COL, (1917-1947) Lieutenant Colonel

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