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In 1892 McGlachlin married Louise Harrison Chew.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 23, 1892 |title=Marriage Licenses |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/146361732/ |newspaper=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=10 |subscription=yes}}</ref><ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=131962009 Louisa Harrison Chew McGlachlin] at ''Find a Grave''</ref> Their children included |
In 1892 McGlachlin married Louise Harrison Chew.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 23, 1892 |title=Marriage Licenses |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/146361732/ |newspaper=The Evening Star |location=Washington, DC |page=10 |subscription=yes}}</ref><ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=131962009 Louisa Harrison Chew McGlachlin] at ''Find a Grave''</ref> Their children included Helen (1895–1990), the wife of Colonel John E. Hatch;<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=156786529 Helen Olcott McGlachlin Hatch] at ''Find a Grave''</ref> Fenton (1893–1917), a U.S. Army captain;<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122758537 Fenton Harrison McGlachlin] at ''Find a Grave''</ref> and Elizabeth (1904–1934), the wife of Brigadier General Joseph C. Odell.<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132470167 Elizabeth McGlachlin Odell] at ''Find a Grave''</ref> |
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Edward F. McGlachlin, Jr. | |
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Born | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | June 9, 1868
Died | November 9, 1946 Washington, DC | (aged 78)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Vereinigte Staaten |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1889–1923 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | 87th Coast Artillery Company 30th Field Artillery Battery 28th Field Artillery Battery 1st Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Recruit Depot, Fort McDowell, California 2nd Field Artillery Field Artillery School 165th Field Artillery Brigade, 90th Division 57th Field Artillery Brigade, 32nd Division 66th Field Artillery Brigade, 31st Division I Corps Artillery First Army Artillery 1st Division American Forces in Germany 7th Division United States Army War College |
Battles/wars | Moro Rebellion World War I Allied occupation of the Rhineland |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Honor (Commander) (France) Croix de Guerre (with palm) (France). |
Edward Fenton McGlachlin, Jr. (June 9, 1868 – November 9, 1946) was a Major General in the United States Army during World War I. He was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his World War I service, including the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, and for commanding the 1st Infantry Division during the post-war occupation of Germany.
Early life
McGlachlin was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on June 9, 1868, the son of Mary Eliza Lawrence and Edward McGlachlin, a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War and newspaper publisher.[1] The younger McGlachlin was educated in Wisconsin, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1889.[2]
Start of career
Assigned to the Field Artillery, McGlachlin carried out a variety of assignments in the United States and overseas, including command of the 87th Coast Artillery Company at Fort Slocum, New York; the 30th Field Artillery Battery at Forts Walla Walla, Snelling; and the 28th Battery at Leavenworth.[3] In 1904 he was ordered to the Philippines during the U.S. occupation, and received the Silver Star Citation for heroism at the First Battle of Bud Dajo during the Moro Rebellion. From 1907 to 1909 he commanded 1st Battalion, 4th Field Artillery at Vancouver Barracks.[4]
From 1909 to 1911 McGlachlin commanded the recruit depot at Fort McDowell, California.[5] From 1912 to 1914 he served as commander of the 2nd Field Artillery at Vancouver Barracks and in the Philippines. He was commandant of the Field Artillery School from 1914 to 1916.[6] McGlachlin graduated from the Army War College in 1917.[7]
World War I
McGlachlin was promoted to brigadier general on August 5, 1917, and commanded the 165th Field Artillery Brigade, 90th Division at Camp Travis, Texas during its initial organization and training.
In December 1917 he assumed command of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, 32nd Division at Camp MacArthur, Texas. Upon arriving in France in March 1918, he was assigned to command of the 66th Field Artillery Brigade, 31st Division.
McGlachlin was subsequently promoted to major general and assigned as Chief of Artillery for I Corps. He was later appointed Chief of Artillery for First Army, and he served in that position until the end of the war. He commanded 1st Division near the end of the war,[8] and American Forces in Germany during the post-war Allied occupation of the Rhineland.[9]
He was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal[10] for his wartime service, as well as the French Legion of Honor (Commander)[11] and Croix de Guerre (with palm).[12]
Distinguished Service Medal citation
His award citation reads:
- The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Edward F. McGlachlin, Jr., United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Commander of the Artillery of the 1st Army in its organization and subsequent operations General McGlachlin solved the difficult problems involved with rare military judgment. In the St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse offensives his qualities as a leader were demonstrated by the effective employment of Artillery that was planned and conducted under his direction. He later commanded with great ability and success the 1st Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces. [13]
Post-World War I
After the war McGlachlin reverted to the permanent rank of colonel; he was promoted to brigadier general in 1921, and major general in 1922.[14] His assignments included command of the 7th Division at Camp Funston, Kansas, and later Camp Meade, Maryland.[15] In 1921 he was assigned as commandant of the Army War College, where he remained until retiring in 1923.[16]
Death and burial
McGlachlin died at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC on November 9, 1946.[17] He was buried at West Point Cemetery, Section VIII, Row G, Site 122.[18]
Family
In 1892 McGlachlin married Louise Harrison Chew.[19][20] Their children included Helen (1895–1990), the wife of Colonel John E. Hatch;[21] Fenton (1893–1917), a U.S. Army captain;[22] and Elizabeth (1904–1934), the wife of Brigadier General Joseph C. Odell.[23]
References
- ^ McGlachlin, Edward, editor (1919). A Standard History of Portage County, Wisconsin. Vol. 2. Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 391.
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- ^ Cullum, George W. (1910). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy. Vol. V. Saginaw, MI: Seeman & Peters. p. 434.
- ^ Cullum, George W.; Robinson, Wirt (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy. Vol. VI–A. Saginaw, MI: Seeman & Peters. p. 517.
- ^ A Standard History of Portage County, Wisconsin
- ^ A Standard History of Portage County, Wisconsin, pp.391-392
- ^ U.S. Army Adjutant General (1920). U.S. Army Register. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 317.
- ^ Venzon, Anne Cipriano, editor (1995). The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Garland Publishing. p. 619. ISBN 978-0-8153-3353-1.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Votaw, John (2013). The American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. p. 85.
- ^ Cummings, Joseph Chase (1920). Soldiers All: Portraits and Sketches of the Men of the A. E. F. New York, NY: George H. Doran Company. p. 121.
- ^ Gore, James Howard (1922). American Legionnaires of France: Supplement; A Directory of the Citizens of the United States on Whom France has Conferred Her National Order of the Legion of Honor. Washington, DC: W. F. Roberts Co. p. 172.
- ^ Jenks, John E., editor (February 18, 1922). "New General Officers". Army and Navy Register. Washington, DC. p. 152.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Distinguished Service Medal, Edward F. McGlachlin, Jr. at Military Times Hall of Valor
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- ^ Stiehm, Judith (2002). The U.S. Army War College: Military Education in a Democracy. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-56639-959-3.
- ^ U.S. Army Adjutant General (1947). U.S. Army Register, Parts 1-2. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1684.
- ^ Edward McGlachlin Jr. at Find a Grave
- ^ "Marriage Licenses". The Evening Star. Washington, DC. November 23, 1892. p. 10.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Louisa Harrison Chew McGlachlin at Find a Grave
- ^ Helen Olcott McGlachlin Hatch at Find a Grave
- ^ Fenton Harrison McGlachlin at Find a Grave
- ^ Elizabeth McGlachlin Odell at Find a Grave
External resources
- Obituary, Edward F. McGlachlin, Jr. at West Point Association of Graduates
- 1868 births
- 1946 deaths
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- People from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
- People from Portage County, Wisconsin
- United States Military Academy alumni
- United States Army War College alumni
- Recipients of the Silver Star
- Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
- Recipients of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
- United States Army generals
- American military personnel of World War I