George R. Allin
George R. Allin | |
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Born | Scott Township, Iowa | January 15, 1880
Died | June 2, 1956 Fort Ord, California | (aged 76)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1904-1942 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands held | Field Artillery School |
Battles/wars | Pancho Villa Expedition World War I World War II |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit |
Other work | Superintendent Sewanee Military Academy |
George R. Allin (January 15, 1880 – June 2, 1956) was an American Brigadier General that served during World War I and World War II. He is most noted as Commanding General of the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma at the beginning of World War II.
Early life[]
Allin was born in Scott Township, Johnson County, Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa and entered the United States Military Academy with the first contingent of senatorial appointments. He was a cadet first sergeant and later became a cadet captain. He graduated number seventeen of one hundred and twenty-four in the class of 1904.[1] Lesley J. McNair was among his classmates.
Career[]
Allin was commissioned in the artillery and served several jobs throughout his career. During World War I, he was briefly stationed in France Between World I and World II, Allin was a graduate from the Command and General Staff School and Army War College.[2] He was an instructor at the United States Military Academy, executive officer for the first Chief of Artillery, brigadier, member of the War Department General Staff, Chief of Staff of a corps area, a general during World War II, and commandant of the Field Artillery School where he served from January 20, 1941 to June 30, 1942.
Allin retired in 1942 and became superintendent of the Sewanee Military Academy in Sewanee, Tennessee. Around 1948, he retired a second time.
Awards[]
He received the Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Merit in 1918 for his service.[3]
Death and legacy[]
George R. Allin died on June 2, 1956 at the age of seventy-six.[3]
References[]
- ^ Davis, Henry Blaine. Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998. P. 6 ISBN 1571970886 OCLC 231779136
- ^ Ancell, R. Manning; Miller, Christine M. (1996). The Biographical Dictionary of World II Generals and Flag Officers. Westport, CT: Greenwood. p. 6. ISBN 0313295468.
- ^ a b Davis, Henry Blaine. Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998. P. 7 ISBN 1571970886 OCLC 231779136
- Bibliography
- Ancell, R. Manning, Miller Christine M, The Biographical Dictionary of World II Generals and Flag Officers. Westport, Ct: Greenwood. p.6 ISBN 0313295468.
- Armed Forces Journal International. Vol 85. Washington: Army and Navy Journal, inc., 1973.
- Davis, Henry Blaine. Generals in Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998. ISBN 1571970886 OCLC 231779136
- McKenney, Janice E. The Organizational History of Field Artillery 1775-2003. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 2006. OCLC 226255596
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- 1880 births
- 1956 deaths
- United States Military Academy alumni
- University of Iowa alumni
- United States Army personnel of World War I
- United States Army generals of World War II
- United States Army generals
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni
- United States Military Academy faculty
- United States Army War College alumni