Spalding, George R., BG

Deceased

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Service Details

Final Rank
Brigadier General

Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps

Last MOS
0002-General Officer

Last MOS Group
General Officer

Primary Unit
1941-1945, 2025, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army

Service Years
1901 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Michigan

Year of Birth
1877

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Contact Info

Home Town Monroe
Date of Passing Jun 28, 1962
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1962, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) (Arlington, Virginia)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

BG Spalding served in combat in the Philippines (1902) and France (1918).

He served in several Engineer Districts between WW1 and WW2.

He was Commandant of the US Army Engineer School, 1933 - 1935.

He was the US Army General Staff G-4, 1936 - 1938.

He retired in July 1938. He was recalled to active duty from Feb 1941 - July 1945.

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Unit Assignments

Department of Command (Staff) Army War College

US Army Engineer School Brigade (Staff) Fort Belvoir, VA

Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army


	1901-1904, 1st Engineer Combat Battalion
	1904-1905, 2nd Engineer Battalion
	1908-1911, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
	1917-1917, 1331, 305th Engineer Battalion
	1918-1918, 7010, 80th Infantry Division
	1918-1918, 7900, First Army (1st Army)
	1918-1919, 7900, American Expeditionary Force
	1919-1920, 6, Department of Command (Staff) Army War College
	1920-1923, 2520, Department of Command (Staff) Army War College
	1923-1933, 7900, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
	1933-1935, 2500, US Army Engineer School Brigade (Staff) Fort Belvoir, VA
	1935-1936, 7900, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
	1936-1938, 0002, United States Department of War
	1941-1945, 2025, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1899-1913 Moro Rebellion (Philippines)
	1917-1918 World War I
	1918-1923 Occupation of Germany, 1919 to 1923
	1941-1945 WWII - American Theater

Colleges Attended



	1897-1901, United States Military Academy, West Point