27 Facts About Malin Craig

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Malin Craig was a general in the United States Army who served as the 14th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1935 to 1939.

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Malin Craig served in World War I and was recalled to active duty during World War II Malin Craig played a large role in preparing the US Army for World War II.

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Malin Craig entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on June 20,1894.

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Malin Craig graduated on April 26,1898 and was ranked 33rd of 59.

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Malin Craig was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry branch.

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Malin Craig was promoted to first lieutenant on February 2,1901, transferring back to the 6th Cavalry.

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Malin Craig attended the Infantry and Cavalry School from 1903 to 1904 and the Staff College from 1904 to 1905.

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Malin Craig was promoted to captain on May 7,1904, assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment and later the 1st Cavalry Regiment.

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Malin Craig was garrisoned as a regimental quartermaster at Fort Clark in Kinney, Texas from 1906 to 1909.

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Malin Craig would go on to graduate from the Army War College in 1910, where Hunter Liggett was among his classmates, and serve in a variety of administrative positions, most notable of which was assigning troops to their regiments.

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Malin Craig served with the 1st Cavalry Regiment in the western United States in 1912, then became an instructor at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Army Service Schools, where he served in 1916 and 1917.

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Malin Craig transferred to the General Staff Corps in 1917.

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Malin Craig served in France during World War I as chief of staff to General Hunter Liggett in the 41st Division and later in I Corps, where he was promoted to temporary brigadier general on July 11,1918.

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Malin Craig then became chief of staff of the Third Army.

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Malin Craig received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his service during the war.

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General Malin Craig served in turn as Chief of Staff of a division, a corps, and an Army, in each of which capacities he exhibited great ability.

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When Malin Craig was promoted to colonel, he was put in command of the District of Arizona in 1920 and became the commandant of the Cavalry School from 1921 to 1923, after his promotion to brigadier general in April 1921.

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Malin Craig served as Chief of Cavalry with the rank of major general from July 24,1924 to March 20,1926.

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Malin Craig was succeeded by Herbert B Crosby, after which he was assigned to command the Panama Canal Zone from 1 April 1928 to 30 August 1930.

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Malin Craig served as the commander of the Ninth Corps Area, headquartered in San Francisco, from 21 November 1930 to 24 January 1935.

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Malin Craig served as president of the Army War College in 1935, before being selected as Chief of Staff of the United States Army.

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Malin Craig served as chief of staff from October 2,1935 to August 31,1939, succeeding General Douglas MacArthur and preceding George C Marshall.

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Malin Craig, who opposed any mission for the Air Corps except that of supporting ground forces, actively opposed the movement for a separate air force, and refused to acknowledge the superiority of a four-engined bomber over all other types.

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Malin Craig retired, with the rank of general, on August 31,1939 after forty-one years of active duty service.

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Malin Craig headed the board until shortly before his death.

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Malin Craig died at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC on July 25,1945, where he had been ill for the previous year.

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Malin Craig was posthumously awarded a third Distinguished Service Medal and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.