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Robert Battey McClure (September 15, 1896September 15, 1973) was a Major General in the United States Army who served in World Wars I and II as well as the Korean War. Born in 1896, McClure joined the United States Army in 1917. He served on the Western Front during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He remained in the army after the war, and served in China with the 15th Infantry Regiment. He served as a regimental commander during the Guadalcanal and New Georgia campaigns of World War II. He later commanded the Americal Division during the Bougainville Campaign. During the Korean War he replaced Laurence "Dutch" Keiser as commander of 2nd Infantry Division but was relieved of his command after only a month due to the division's poor performance during the Battle

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  • Robert B. McClure
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  • Robert Battey McClure (September 15, 1896September 15, 1973) was a Major General in the United States Army who served in World Wars I and II as well as the Korean War. Born in 1896, McClure joined the United States Army in 1917. He served on the Western Front during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He remained in the army after the war, and served in China with the 15th Infantry Regiment. He served as a regimental commander during the Guadalcanal and New Georgia campaigns of World War II. He later commanded the Americal Division during the Bougainville Campaign. During the Korean War he replaced Laurence "Dutch" Keiser as commander of 2nd Infantry Division but was relieved of his command after only a month due to the division's poor performance during the Battle
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serviceyears
  • 19171954(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1896-09-15(xsd:date)
Commands
Name
  • Robert B. McClure
Birth Place
Title
  • Commanding General of the 2nd Infantry Division
  • Commanding General of the 84th Infantry Division
  • Commanding General of the Americal Division
Awards
death date
  • 1973-09-15(xsd:date)
Rank
  • 30(xsd:integer)
Battles
Before
  • Major General John R. Hodge
  • Major General Laurence B. Keiser
  • Major General Stonewall Jackson
Years
  • April 1944October 1944
  • December 1950January 1951
  • October 1943March 1944
After
  • Major General Clark L. Ruffner
  • Major General Roscoe B. Woodruff
  • Major General William H. Arnold
placeofburial
  • Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
abstract
  • Robert Battey McClure (September 15, 1896September 15, 1973) was a Major General in the United States Army who served in World Wars I and II as well as the Korean War. Born in 1896, McClure joined the United States Army in 1917. He served on the Western Front during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He remained in the army after the war, and served in China with the 15th Infantry Regiment. He served as a regimental commander during the Guadalcanal and New Georgia campaigns of World War II. He later commanded the Americal Division during the Bougainville Campaign. During the Korean War he replaced Laurence "Dutch" Keiser as commander of 2nd Infantry Division but was relieved of his command after only a month due to the division's poor performance during the Battle for Wonju. He retired from the army in 1954 and died in 1973 at the age of 77.
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