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1939-1945

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Irwin, Stafford LeRoy "Red" Son of Maj.Gen. George LeRoy and Maria Elizabeth (Barker) Irwin. Married 1st (1921) Helen Hall (died 1937); one son. Married 2nd (20.05.1941) Clare Moran; one son.	23.03.1893 Fort Monroe, VA - 23.11.1955 Asheville, NC [Arlington National Cemetery, VA]	2nd Lt. 12.06.1915 [O3803] ... ... Maj. 02.06.1924 Lt.Col. 26.06.1936 Col. ? Brig.Gen. 03.1942 Maj.Gen. 06.1943 Lt.Gen. 15.10.1950 (retd 31.05.1952; disability) DSM ? Europe SSM ? N Africa LM ? N Africa BSM ? 2 x  Europe	Education: US Military Academy, West Point, NY (...-12.06.1915; BS; grad. # 5352); Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK (1926); Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, KS (1926-1927; class standing 41/201); Army War College, Washington, DC  (1937) 12.06.1915 commissioned in the cavalry (transferred later [between 1917-1920] to the field artillery) 1916 - 1917 Punitive Expedition into Mexico (served with John J. Pershing) 1917? - 1918? Student & Instructor, Field Artillert School (Fort Sill, OK) 1918 - 1919 Instructor, School of Fire 1919 - 1920 Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Yale University 1920 - 1924 Instructor, Oklahoma National Guard 1929 - 1933 Instructor, Field Artillery School (Fort Sill, OK) 1933 - 1936 with the Organized Reserves (10.1939) Field Artillery Board (Fort Bragg, NC) 1942 - 16.06.1943 Artillery Commander, 9th Infantry Division (North Africa) 03.07.1943 - 19.04.1945 Commanding General, 5th Infantry Division (UK; France; Luxemburg; Germany) 20.04.1945 - 09.1945 Commanding General, XII Corps (Germany) 16.11.1946 - 31.10.1948 Commanding General, V Corps (Fort Bragg, NC) [also Camp Commander, Fort Bragg 11.06.1946-31.10.1948] * 20.10.1948 - 28.02.1950 Director of Intelligence, Department of the Army (Washington, DC) * 01.03.1950 - 22.08.1950 Assistant Chiefs of Staff, G-2, Intelligence, Department of the Army (Washington, DC) 1950 - 1952 Commanding General, US Forces in Austria * Although not exactly fitting, the official dates are given here for one job ending and the other begining; and if Irwin was already Fort Bragg Camp commander prior to his appointment to V Corps Commander (as dates seem to show) is also not verified.

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