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Portrait of Brigadier-General John McAuley Palmer

Palmer, John McAuley

Brigadier-General

* 20th of February 1870

† 26th of October 1955

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1917-05-15 Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-08-05 Colonel (Temporary)
1920-03-15 Termination of rank Colonel (Temporary)
1920-06-20 Colonel
1922-12-02 Brigadier-General

Service

1916-01-30 1917-05-20 Attached to the General Staff
1917-05-20 1917-11-01 Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations), American Expeditionary Force [France]
1917-11-10 1918-02-20 Attached to Military School at Langres [France]
1918-02-20 1918-05-01 Member of the US Military Mission to Italy
1918-05-03 1918-10-01 On sick leave
1918-10-12 1918-12-24 Commanding Officer 58th Infantry Brigade [France]
1919-01-31 1919-07-01 Attached to War Plans Division, General Staff
1919-07-01 1919-11-01 Chief of War Plans Branch, General Staff
1919-11-01 1920-06-20 Special duty with the Military Affairs Committee of the US Senate
1920-06-20 1921-05-15 Commanding Officer 22nd Infantry Regiment
1920-06-20 1921-05-15 Commanding Officer Fort Jay, New York
1921-05-15 1923-08-01 Aide-de-Camp to General Pershing
1921-11-10 1922-02-06 Member of Technical Staff, Conference on Limitation on Armaments
1923-09-14 1925-11-01 Commanding Officer 19th Infantry Brigade [Panama]
1926-01-18 Retired
1941-11-14 Recalled
1941-11-14 1946-09-27 Advisor on Military Policy, War Department General Staff
1946-09-27 Retired
Picture source: http://www.fa50.army.mil/newsite/Hall%20of%20Fame/JOHN-McAULEY-PALMER1.jpg