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).

 
   
   1941-1945, United States Department of War

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United States Department of War 		The War Department existed from 1789 until September 18, 1947, when it split into Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force and joined the Department of the Navy as part of the new joint National Military Establishment (NME), renamed the United States Department of Defense in 1949.
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SF Cooper, Mark E, MAJ 47
   

Last Updated: Aug 6, 2016
   
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