Leon Benjamin Kromer was born on June 25th, 1876, in Michigan. He was an Officer in the United States Army from 1899 to 1941, serving through the Philippine Insurrection, the Punitive Expedition, the First World War, and into the Second World War.
He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from the State of Michigan; entered the Military Academy as a Cadet on June 15th, 1895; graduated 22nd in his class from the Military Academy on February 15th, 1899, and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 10th United States Cavalry Regiment. Served with the regiment at Fort McIntosh, Texas, from March 17th to April of 1899; en route to, and at, Manzanillo, Cuba, to September of 1900; in Department of Tactics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from October 1st, 1901, to January 17th, 1902; promoted to First Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 11th Cavalry Regiment on February 2nd, 1901; with the regiment at Camp Wallace, Union, Philippine Islands, to July of 1903; in the Department of Mathematics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from September 5th, 1903, to July 1st, 1905; with the regiment at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, to December 1st, 1905; promoted to Captain of Cavalry with the 10th Cavalry Regiment on August 2nd, 1905; with the regiment at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, to March 1st, 1907; at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands, to unknown; appointed as the Regimental Commissary on June 17th, 1907; with the regiment at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, to January 5th, 1910; detailed to duty as a Quartermaster on November 24th, 1909; serving in the office of the Quartermaster-General at Washington, D.C., to February 22nd, 1910; as the Quartermaster at the Recruit Depot at Fort McDowell, California, to January 5th, 1912; on a leave of absence to March 5th, 1912; in charge of the Remount Depot at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, to December 2nd, 1912, when he was relieved from detail as Quartermaster; assigned to the 11th Cavalry Regiment on December 16th, 1912; with the regiment at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to March 11th, 1916, during which time he was at the Camp of Instruction at Winchester, Virginia, in the summer of 1913, on strike duty in Colorado in 1914, and served as the Regimental Adjutant from February 1st to March 11th, 1916; served as the Regimental Quartermaster to February 5th, 1917; with the regiment in the Punitive Expedition into Mexico from March 17th to April 5th, 1916; as an Assistant to the Quartermaster and the Quartermaster of the Punitive Expedition to February 5th, 1917; with the regiment at El Paso, Texas, to March 9th, 1917; on a leave of absence to April 21st, 1917; as the Quartermaster of the Reserve Officers' Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to August 20th, 1917; promoted to Major of Cavalry on May 15th, 1917; detailed, by assignment, as a Quartermaster from July 25th to August 19th, 1917; appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel of Field Artillery with the National Army on August 5th, 1917; at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and in France as the Division Quartermaster of the 82nd Division to June 12th, 1918; at the Army General Staff College at Langres, France, as a Student Officer, from June 15th to September 1st, 1918; promoted to Colonel in the United States Army on July 30th 1918; serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division during the St. Mihiel operations of the 1st Army from September 6th to 15th, 1918; as the Assistant G-3 of the 1st Corps from September 16th to 30th, 1918; on duty with the 1st Corps during the first days of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1st Army; as the Assistant G-1 of the 1st Army from October 14th, 1918, to April 15th, 1919; served with the 1st Army during the Meuse-Argonne operations and after the Armistice in Training Area until dissolution of 1st Army to 1919; as the G-1 at the Headquarters of the Base Section No. 9, Service of Supply, to May 30th, 1919; with the Headquarters of the Service of Supply from May 31st to August 14th, 1919; as the Chief of the Graves Registration Service, American Expeditionary Forces, and American Forces in France, from August 15th, 1919, to December 8th, 1919; in the Adjutant General's Office at Washington, D.C., from January 5th to 22nd, 1920; as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations of the Southern Department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from February 3rd, 1920, to June 30th, 1920; returned to the rank of Major on June 30th, 1920; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry on July 1st, 1920; as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l, at the Headquarters of the 8th Corps Area at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from July 1st, 1920, to June 22nd, 1922; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry on July 2nd, 1921; serving with the War Department General Staff, G-3 Division, at Washington, D.C., from September 18th, 1922, to June 30th, 1924; at the Army War College as a student officer from August 15th, 1924, to June 30th, 1925; at Fort Riley, Kansas, as a student officer, from July 4th, 1925, to September 4th, 1925; commanding the 11th Cavalry Regiment and the post of the Presidio of Monterey, California, from September 9th, 1925, to August 2nd, 1928; as an Instructor at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., from August 22nd, 1928, to September 1st, 1931; as the Assistant Commandant of the Army War College to June 30th, 1933; as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Army at Governors Island, New York, from August 31st, 1933, to March 28th, 1934; appointed as the Chief of Cavalry of the United States Army, with the rank of Major General, on March 22nd, 1934; as the Chief of Cavalry at Washington, D.C., from April 7th, 1934, to March 25th, 1938, when he was relieved from duty as the Chief of Cavalry; on temporary duty in the Office of the Chief of Staff at Washington, D.C., to April 5th, 1938; on a leave of absence to June 30th, 1938; retired from active service as a Major General in the United States Army on June 30th, 1938, at his own request after forty years of service; recalled to Active duty from January to September of 1941. During his service he was awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honor (French), the Distinguished Service Order (British), and the Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services. As Assistant Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division during the St. Mihiel offensive, he displayed military attainments of a high order in the planning of operations of great moment. Later as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 1st Corps, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l, 1st Army, during the Meuse-Argonne operations, his initiative, sound judgment, and tireless energy solved difficult problems of traffic control and regulation, playing an important part in the successes achieved."
Following his retirement he resided in Northfield, Vermont, from 1938; died on September 6th, 1966, and was buried at the United States Military Academy Post Cemetery at West Point, Orange County, New York.
He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from the State of Michigan; entered the Military Academy as a Cadet on June 15th, 1895; graduated 22nd in his class from the Military Academy on February 15th, 1899, and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 10th United States Cavalry Regiment. Served with the regiment at Fort McIntosh, Texas, from March 17th to April of 1899; en route to, and at, Manzanillo, Cuba, to September of 1900; in Department of Tactics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from October 1st, 1901, to January 17th, 1902; promoted to First Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 11th Cavalry Regiment on February 2nd, 1901; with the regiment at Camp Wallace, Union, Philippine Islands, to July of 1903; in the Department of Mathematics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from September 5th, 1903, to July 1st, 1905; with the regiment at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, to December 1st, 1905; promoted to Captain of Cavalry with the 10th Cavalry Regiment on August 2nd, 1905; with the regiment at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, to March 1st, 1907; at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands, to unknown; appointed as the Regimental Commissary on June 17th, 1907; with the regiment at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, to January 5th, 1910; detailed to duty as a Quartermaster on November 24th, 1909; serving in the office of the Quartermaster-General at Washington, D.C., to February 22nd, 1910; as the Quartermaster at the Recruit Depot at Fort McDowell, California, to January 5th, 1912; on a leave of absence to March 5th, 1912; in charge of the Remount Depot at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, to December 2nd, 1912, when he was relieved from detail as Quartermaster; assigned to the 11th Cavalry Regiment on December 16th, 1912; with the regiment at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to March 11th, 1916, during which time he was at the Camp of Instruction at Winchester, Virginia, in the summer of 1913, on strike duty in Colorado in 1914, and served as the Regimental Adjutant from February 1st to March 11th, 1916; served as the Regimental Quartermaster to February 5th, 1917; with the regiment in the Punitive Expedition into Mexico from March 17th to April 5th, 1916; as an Assistant to the Quartermaster and the Quartermaster of the Punitive Expedition to February 5th, 1917; with the regiment at El Paso, Texas, to March 9th, 1917; on a leave of absence to April 21st, 1917; as the Quartermaster of the Reserve Officers' Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to August 20th, 1917; promoted to Major of Cavalry on May 15th, 1917; detailed, by assignment, as a Quartermaster from July 25th to August 19th, 1917; appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel of Field Artillery with the National Army on August 5th, 1917; at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and in France as the Division Quartermaster of the 82nd Division to June 12th, 1918; at the Army General Staff College at Langres, France, as a Student Officer, from June 15th to September 1st, 1918; promoted to Colonel in the United States Army on July 30th 1918; serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division during the St. Mihiel operations of the 1st Army from September 6th to 15th, 1918; as the Assistant G-3 of the 1st Corps from September 16th to 30th, 1918; on duty with the 1st Corps during the first days of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1st Army; as the Assistant G-1 of the 1st Army from October 14th, 1918, to April 15th, 1919; served with the 1st Army during the Meuse-Argonne operations and after the Armistice in Training Area until dissolution of 1st Army to 1919; as the G-1 at the Headquarters of the Base Section No. 9, Service of Supply, to May 30th, 1919; with the Headquarters of the Service of Supply from May 31st to August 14th, 1919; as the Chief of the Graves Registration Service, American Expeditionary Forces, and American Forces in France, from August 15th, 1919, to December 8th, 1919; in the Adjutant General's Office at Washington, D.C., from January 5th to 22nd, 1920; as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations of the Southern Department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from February 3rd, 1920, to June 30th, 1920; returned to the rank of Major on June 30th, 1920; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry on July 1st, 1920; as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l, at the Headquarters of the 8th Corps Area at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from July 1st, 1920, to June 22nd, 1922; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry on July 2nd, 1921; serving with the War Department General Staff, G-3 Division, at Washington, D.C., from September 18th, 1922, to June 30th, 1924; at the Army War College as a student officer from August 15th, 1924, to June 30th, 1925; at Fort Riley, Kansas, as a student officer, from July 4th, 1925, to September 4th, 1925; commanding the 11th Cavalry Regiment and the post of the Presidio of Monterey, California, from September 9th, 1925, to August 2nd, 1928; as an Instructor at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., from August 22nd, 1928, to September 1st, 1931; as the Assistant Commandant of the Army War College to June 30th, 1933; as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Army at Governors Island, New York, from August 31st, 1933, to March 28th, 1934; appointed as the Chief of Cavalry of the United States Army, with the rank of Major General, on March 22nd, 1934; as the Chief of Cavalry at Washington, D.C., from April 7th, 1934, to March 25th, 1938, when he was relieved from duty as the Chief of Cavalry; on temporary duty in the Office of the Chief of Staff at Washington, D.C., to April 5th, 1938; on a leave of absence to June 30th, 1938; retired from active service as a Major General in the United States Army on June 30th, 1938, at his own request after forty years of service; recalled to Active duty from January to September of 1941. During his service he was awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honor (French), the Distinguished Service Order (British), and the Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services. As Assistant Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division during the St. Mihiel offensive, he displayed military attainments of a high order in the planning of operations of great moment. Later as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 1st Corps, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l, 1st Army, during the Meuse-Argonne operations, his initiative, sound judgment, and tireless energy solved difficult problems of traffic control and regulation, playing an important part in the successes achieved."
Following his retirement he resided in Northfield, Vermont, from 1938; died on September 6th, 1966, and was buried at the United States Military Academy Post Cemetery at West Point, Orange County, New York.
Leon Benjamin Kromer was born on June 25th, 1876, in Michigan. He was an Officer in the United States Army from 1899 to 1941, serving through the Philippine Insurrection, the Punitive Expedition, the First World War, and into the Second World War.
He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from the State of Michigan; entered the Military Academy as a Cadet on June 15th, 1895; graduated 22nd in his class from the Military Academy on February 15th, 1899, and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 10th United States Cavalry Regiment. Served with the regiment at Fort McIntosh, Texas, from March 17th to April of 1899; en route to, and at, Manzanillo, Cuba, to September of 1900; in Department of Tactics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from October 1st, 1901, to January 17th, 1902; promoted to First Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 11th Cavalry Regiment on February 2nd, 1901; with the regiment at Camp Wallace, Union, Philippine Islands, to July of 1903; in the Department of Mathematics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from September 5th, 1903, to July 1st, 1905; with the regiment at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, to December 1st, 1905; promoted to Captain of Cavalry with the 10th Cavalry Regiment on August 2nd, 1905; with the regiment at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, to March 1st, 1907; at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands, to unknown; appointed as the Regimental Commissary on June 17th, 1907; with the regiment at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, to January 5th, 1910; detailed to duty as a Quartermaster on November 24th, 1909; serving in the office of the Quartermaster-General at Washington, D.C., to February 22nd, 1910; as the Quartermaster at the Recruit Depot at Fort McDowell, California, to January 5th, 1912; on a leave of absence to March 5th, 1912; in charge of the Remount Depot at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, to December 2nd, 1912, when he was relieved from detail as Quartermaster; assigned to the 11th Cavalry Regiment on December 16th, 1912; with the regiment at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to March 11th, 1916, during which time he was at the Camp of Instruction at Winchester, Virginia, in the summer of 1913, on strike duty in Colorado in 1914, and served as the Regimental Adjutant from February 1st to March 11th, 1916; served as the Regimental Quartermaster to February 5th, 1917; with the regiment in the Punitive Expedition into Mexico from March 17th to April 5th, 1916; as an Assistant to the Quartermaster and the Quartermaster of the Punitive Expedition to February 5th, 1917; with the regiment at El Paso, Texas, to March 9th, 1917; on a leave of absence to April 21st, 1917; as the Quartermaster of the Reserve Officers' Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to August 20th, 1917; promoted to Major of Cavalry on May 15th, 1917; detailed, by assignment, as a Quartermaster from July 25th to August 19th, 1917; appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel of Field Artillery with the National Army on August 5th, 1917; at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and in France as the Division Quartermaster of the 82nd Division to June 12th, 1918; at the Army General Staff College at Langres, France, as a Student Officer, from June 15th to September 1st, 1918; promoted to Colonel in the United States Army on July 30th 1918; serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division during the St. Mihiel operations of the 1st Army from September 6th to 15th, 1918; as the Assistant G-3 of the 1st Corps from September 16th to 30th, 1918; on duty with the 1st Corps during the first days of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1st Army; as the Assistant G-1 of the 1st Army from October 14th, 1918, to April 15th, 1919; served with the 1st Army during the Meuse-Argonne operations and after the Armistice in Training Area until dissolution of 1st Army to 1919; as the G-1 at the Headquarters of the Base Section No. 9, Service of Supply, to May 30th, 1919; with the Headquarters of the Service of Supply from May 31st to August 14th, 1919; as the Chief of the Graves Registration Service, American Expeditionary Forces, and American Forces in France, from August 15th, 1919, to December 8th, 1919; in the Adjutant General's Office at Washington, D.C., from January 5th to 22nd, 1920; as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations of the Southern Department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from February 3rd, 1920, to June 30th, 1920; returned to the rank of Major on June 30th, 1920; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry on July 1st, 1920; as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l, at the Headquarters of the 8th Corps Area at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from July 1st, 1920, to June 22nd, 1922; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry on July 2nd, 1921; serving with the War Department General Staff, G-3 Division, at Washington, D.C., from September 18th, 1922, to June 30th, 1924; at the Army War College as a student officer from August 15th, 1924, to June 30th, 1925; at Fort Riley, Kansas, as a student officer, from July 4th, 1925, to September 4th, 1925; commanding the 11th Cavalry Regiment and the post of the Presidio of Monterey, California, from September 9th, 1925, to August 2nd, 1928; as an Instructor at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., from August 22nd, 1928, to September 1st, 1931; as the Assistant Commandant of the Army War College to June 30th, 1933; as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Army at Governors Island, New York, from August 31st, 1933, to March 28th, 1934; appointed as the Chief of Cavalry of the United States Army, with the rank of Major General, on March 22nd, 1934; as the Chief of Cavalry at Washington, D.C., from April 7th, 1934, to March 25th, 1938, when he was relieved from duty as the Chief of Cavalry; on temporary duty in the Office of the Chief of Staff at Washington, D.C., to April 5th, 1938; on a leave of absence to June 30th, 1938; retired from active service as a Major General in the United States Army on June 30th, 1938, at his own request after forty years of service; recalled to Active duty from January to September of 1941. During his service he was awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honor (French), the Distinguished Service Order (British), and the Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services. As Assistant Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division during the St. Mihiel offensive, he displayed military attainments of a high order in the planning of operations of great moment. Later as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 1st Corps, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l, 1st Army, during the Meuse-Argonne operations, his initiative, sound judgment, and tireless energy solved difficult problems of traffic control and regulation, playing an important part in the successes achieved."
Following his retirement he resided in Northfield, Vermont, from 1938; died on September 6th, 1966, and was buried at the United States Military Academy Post Cemetery at West Point, Orange County, New York.
He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from the State of Michigan; entered the Military Academy as a Cadet on June 15th, 1895; graduated 22nd in his class from the Military Academy on February 15th, 1899, and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 10th United States Cavalry Regiment. Served with the regiment at Fort McIntosh, Texas, from March 17th to April of 1899; en route to, and at, Manzanillo, Cuba, to September of 1900; in Department of Tactics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from October 1st, 1901, to January 17th, 1902; promoted to First Lieutenant of Cavalry with the 11th Cavalry Regiment on February 2nd, 1901; with the regiment at Camp Wallace, Union, Philippine Islands, to July of 1903; in the Department of Mathematics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from September 5th, 1903, to July 1st, 1905; with the regiment at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, to December 1st, 1905; promoted to Captain of Cavalry with the 10th Cavalry Regiment on August 2nd, 1905; with the regiment at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, to March 1st, 1907; at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands, to unknown; appointed as the Regimental Commissary on June 17th, 1907; with the regiment at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, to January 5th, 1910; detailed to duty as a Quartermaster on November 24th, 1909; serving in the office of the Quartermaster-General at Washington, D.C., to February 22nd, 1910; as the Quartermaster at the Recruit Depot at Fort McDowell, California, to January 5th, 1912; on a leave of absence to March 5th, 1912; in charge of the Remount Depot at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, to December 2nd, 1912, when he was relieved from detail as Quartermaster; assigned to the 11th Cavalry Regiment on December 16th, 1912; with the regiment at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to March 11th, 1916, during which time he was at the Camp of Instruction at Winchester, Virginia, in the summer of 1913, on strike duty in Colorado in 1914, and served as the Regimental Adjutant from February 1st to March 11th, 1916; served as the Regimental Quartermaster to February 5th, 1917; with the regiment in the Punitive Expedition into Mexico from March 17th to April 5th, 1916; as an Assistant to the Quartermaster and the Quartermaster of the Punitive Expedition to February 5th, 1917; with the regiment at El Paso, Texas, to March 9th, 1917; on a leave of absence to April 21st, 1917; as the Quartermaster of the Reserve Officers' Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to August 20th, 1917; promoted to Major of Cavalry on May 15th, 1917; detailed, by assignment, as a Quartermaster from July 25th to August 19th, 1917; appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel of Field Artillery with the National Army on August 5th, 1917; at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and in France as the Division Quartermaster of the 82nd Division to June 12th, 1918; at the Army General Staff College at Langres, France, as a Student Officer, from June 15th to September 1st, 1918; promoted to Colonel in the United States Army on July 30th 1918; serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division during the St. Mihiel operations of the 1st Army from September 6th to 15th, 1918; as the Assistant G-3 of the 1st Corps from September 16th to 30th, 1918; on duty with the 1st Corps during the first days of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1st Army; as the Assistant G-1 of the 1st Army from October 14th, 1918, to April 15th, 1919; served with the 1st Army during the Meuse-Argonne operations and after the Armistice in Training Area until dissolution of 1st Army to 1919; as the G-1 at the Headquarters of the Base Section No. 9, Service of Supply, to May 30th, 1919; with the Headquarters of the Service of Supply from May 31st to August 14th, 1919; as the Chief of the Graves Registration Service, American Expeditionary Forces, and American Forces in France, from August 15th, 1919, to December 8th, 1919; in the Adjutant General's Office at Washington, D.C., from January 5th to 22nd, 1920; as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations of the Southern Department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from February 3rd, 1920, to June 30th, 1920; returned to the rank of Major on June 30th, 1920; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry on July 1st, 1920; as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l, at the Headquarters of the 8th Corps Area at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from July 1st, 1920, to June 22nd, 1922; promoted to Colonel of Cavalry on July 2nd, 1921; serving with the War Department General Staff, G-3 Division, at Washington, D.C., from September 18th, 1922, to June 30th, 1924; at the Army War College as a student officer from August 15th, 1924, to June 30th, 1925; at Fort Riley, Kansas, as a student officer, from July 4th, 1925, to September 4th, 1925; commanding the 11th Cavalry Regiment and the post of the Presidio of Monterey, California, from September 9th, 1925, to August 2nd, 1928; as an Instructor at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., from August 22nd, 1928, to September 1st, 1931; as the Assistant Commandant of the Army War College to June 30th, 1933; as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Army at Governors Island, New York, from August 31st, 1933, to March 28th, 1934; appointed as the Chief of Cavalry of the United States Army, with the rank of Major General, on March 22nd, 1934; as the Chief of Cavalry at Washington, D.C., from April 7th, 1934, to March 25th, 1938, when he was relieved from duty as the Chief of Cavalry; on temporary duty in the Office of the Chief of Staff at Washington, D.C., to April 5th, 1938; on a leave of absence to June 30th, 1938; retired from active service as a Major General in the United States Army on June 30th, 1938, at his own request after forty years of service; recalled to Active duty from January to September of 1941. During his service he was awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honor (French), the Distinguished Service Order (British), and the Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services. As Assistant Chief of Staff of the 82nd Division during the St. Mihiel offensive, he displayed military attainments of a high order in the planning of operations of great moment. Later as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 1st Corps, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l, 1st Army, during the Meuse-Argonne operations, his initiative, sound judgment, and tireless energy solved difficult problems of traffic control and regulation, playing an important part in the successes achieved."
Following his retirement he resided in Northfield, Vermont, from 1938; died on September 6th, 1966, and was buried at the United States Military Academy Post Cemetery at West Point, Orange County, New York.
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