World War II United States Major General. Attached to the General Staff at the War Department's Operations and Training Division from 1938 to 1941. Subsequently appointed Assistant Chief of Staff, serving in this capacity under General George C. Marshall from 1941 to 1942. Twaddle was given command of the 95th Infantry Division in 1942, part of General George S. Patton's Third Army, and held this position throughout the last three years of World War II. With the rank of major-general, he led the division on campaign through northern France, the Rhineland, and into central Europe. Due to his successes, his division was nicknamed the "Victory Division." In 1944, after the liberation of the German-held fortress city of Metz in occupied-France, the German Army nicknamed Twaddle's infantry division the "Iron Men of Metz." His honors include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, and Legion of Merit. Post-war, he founded the 95th Infantry Division Association for the soldiers he led into combat. He retired from the Army in 1948. The United States Armed Forces Reserve Center in Oklahoma City is named in his honor.
World War II United States Major General. Attached to the General Staff at the War Department's Operations and Training Division from 1938 to 1941. Subsequently appointed Assistant Chief of Staff, serving in this capacity under General George C. Marshall from 1941 to 1942. Twaddle was given command of the 95th Infantry Division in 1942, part of General George S. Patton's Third Army, and held this position throughout the last three years of World War II. With the rank of major-general, he led the division on campaign through northern France, the Rhineland, and into central Europe. Due to his successes, his division was nicknamed the "Victory Division." In 1944, after the liberation of the German-held fortress city of Metz in occupied-France, the German Army nicknamed Twaddle's infantry division the "Iron Men of Metz." His honors include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, and Legion of Merit. Post-war, he founded the 95th Infantry Division Association for the soldiers he led into combat. He retired from the Army in 1948. The United States Armed Forces Reserve Center in Oklahoma City is named in his honor.
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