Walter Krueger
January 26, 1881 - August 20, 1967 (aged 86)
General Walter Krueger
Place of birth	Flatow, West Prussia {Zlotow, Poland}
Place of death	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1898-1946
Rank	General
Commands	Sixth United States Army Third United States Army VIII Corps 2nd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Spanish American War Philippine-American War Pancho Villa Expedition World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross (United States Army) Distinguished Service Medal (Army) Legion of Merit

Walter Krueger (26 January 1881-20 August 1967) was a German-American soldier and general in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his command of the U.S. Sixth Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II. is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Education and Early Life

Walter Krueger was born in Flatow, West Prussia (now Złotów, Poland), the son of a Julius Krüger, a Prussian landowner who had served as an officer in the Franco-Prussian War, and his wife Anna, formerly Hasse. Following the death of Julius, Anna and her three children immigrated to the United States to be near Anna's uncle in St. Louis, Missouri. Walter was then eight years old. After Anna remarried, the family settled in Madison, Indiana.^[1] ZÅ‚otów is a town in northern Wielkopolska in Poland with 18,800 inhabitants (1999). ... West Prussia (German: ( (help· info)), Polish: Prusy Zachodnie) was a province (1772–1824 and 1878–1918) of the Kingdom of Prussia. ... For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation). ... Combatants Second French Empire North German Confederation allied with south German states (later German Empire) Commanders Napoleon III Otto Von Bismarck, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Strength 400,000 at the beginning of the war 1,200,000 Casualties 150,000 dead or wounded 284,000 captured 350,000 civilian... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... Madison is a city in Jefferson County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. ...

Early Service

On 17 June 1898, Krueger, along with many of his fellow high-school students, enlisted as a volunteer for service in the Spanish-American War with the 2nd Volunteer Infantry. He reached Santiago de Cuba a few weeks after the Battle of San Juan Hill. Mustered out of the volunteers in February 1899, he returned home to Ohio planning to be a civil engineer.^[2] is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Arsenio Linares Ramón Blanco Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties... Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba, some 540 miles (869 km) east south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Spain Commanders William Rufus Shafter Joseph Wheeler Arsenio Linares Strength 15,000 regulars 4,000 guerrilleros 12 field guns 4 Gatling guns 800 regulars 5 field guns Casualties 124 dead 817 wounded 58 dead 170 wounded 39 captured The Battle of San Juan Hill... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ...

However, many of his comrades were re-enlisting for service in the Philippine-American War and in June 1899 Krueger re-enlisted as a private in M Company of the 12th Infantry. Soon he was on his way to fight Emilio Aguinaldo's Insurrectos as part of Major General Arthur MacArthur, Jr.'s 2nd Infantry Division. He took part in the advance from Angeles City to Tarlac City, Aguinaldo's capital. But Aguinaldo had fled, and the 12th Infantry pursued him vainly all the way through Luzon's central plain to Dagupan City.^[2] Combatants United States Philippines Commanders William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Emilio Aguinaldo Strength 126,000 soldiers 80,000 soldiers Casualties 4,324 U.S. soldiers dead, 3,000 wounded 2,000 killed, dead, or wounded suffered by the Philippine Constabulary 16,000 soldiers killed est. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The 12th Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army. ... Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964) was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Arthur MacArthur, Jr. ... Nickname: Motto: Sulong Angeles. ... Tarlac City is a 3rd class city in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. ... Infobox Philippine city | infoboxtitle = City of Dagupan | locatormapfile = Ph_locator_pangasinan_dagupan. ...

While serving in an infantry unit in the Philippines, he was promoted to sergeant. On July 1, 1901, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant, and was posted to the 30th Infantry on Marinduque.^[3] Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... Marinduque is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ...

Krueger returned to the United States with the 30th Infantry in December 1903. In September 1904, he married Grace Aileen Norvell, who he had met in the Philippines. They had three children: James Novell, born on 29 July 1910; Walter Jr, born on 25 April 1910; and Dorothy Jane, born on 24 January 1913.^[4] Both James and Walter Jr attended the United States Military Academy, James graduating with the class of 1926 and Walter Jr. with the class of 1931.^[2] Dorothy married an Army officer, Aubrey D. Smith. is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “USMA” redirects here. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1904, Krueger attended and graduated from the Infantry-Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, followed by the General Staff College in 1907. After a second tour in the Philippines, he was assigned to Department of Languages at Fort Leavenworth as an instructor in Spanish and German, which he could speak fluently, along with French and English. Not only was Krueger an expert on discipline and training, he was also a noted military historian and scholar of military affairs.^[5] He published translations of several German military texts, most notably William Balck's Tactics. ^[6] In 1827, Colonel Henry Leavenworth established a post on the bluffs overlooking the western bank of the Missouri River to protect the fur trade, safeguard commerce on the Santa Fe Trail and maintain the peace among the inhabitants. ... The Command and General Staff College (C&GSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a United States Army facility that functions as a graduate school for U.S. military leaders. ...

Great War

With the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, Krueger was offered a post as an observer with the German Army but was forced to turn it down due to familial commitments. Instead, he was posted to the 10th Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.^[7] The regiment was mobilized on 23 June 1916 and served along the Mexican border for five months as part of the Mexican Punitive Expedition under General John J. Pershing, although no Guard units fought Mexican troops. The unit was mustered out in October 1916.^[8] Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The German Army (German: Deutsches Heer, [IPA: heɐ]  ) is the land component of the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Forces) of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... The Pennsylvania Army National Guard, abreviated PAARNG, is part of the United States Army National Guard and is based in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Pancho Villa Expedition was an abortive punitive expedition conducted by the United States against the military forces of Mexican Revolutionary General Pancho Villa in retaliation for Villas invasion of the United States and attack on the village of Columbus, New Mexico. ... John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

After the United States commenced hostilities in World War I, Krueger became Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 (Operations) of the U.S. 84th Infantry Division at Camp Zachary Taylor. He became its chief of staff, with the rank of major as of 5 August 1917. In February 1918, he was sent to Langres to attend the American Expeditionary Force General Staff School. In May 1918, all officers whose division was not under orders for France were ordered to return home but Krueger stayed on as G-3 of the 26th Infantry Division. Apparently the French Army requested that Krueger be sent home due to his German origin and Krueger was re-posted to the 84th Division, but he soon returned, as it embarked for France in August 1918. In October 1918, he became Chief of Staff of the Tank Corps. Following the end of the war, Krueger was assistant chief of staff of VI and IV Corps on occupation duty, advancing to the rank of temporary colonel. For his service in France, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1919.^[9] “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the 84th Infantry Division. ... Camp Zachary Taylor was a military training camp in Louisville, Kentucky. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Haute-Marne ... Officers of the American Expeditionary Forces and the Baker mission The American Expeditionary Forces or AEF was the United States military force sent to Europe in World War I.(In France, AEF is a news agency specialised in Education and Formation) The AEF fought alongside allied forces against imperial German... The 26th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. // Activated: July 1917 (National Guard Division from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... For the VI Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, see VI Corps (ACW) The VI Corps took part in some of the most high profile operations in World War II. Its first combat was during the Allied invasion of Italy when it landed at Salerno with... The IV Corps replaced the VI Corps in the Fifth United States Armys order of battle in Italy in the summer of 1944 when VI Corps was withdrawn to take part in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... The Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.) is a military decoration for courage. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Interwar Years

With the end of the war, Krueger reverted to his permanent rank of captain on 30 Jun 1920 but was promoted to the permanent rank of major the next day. After periods at the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, and in command of the 55th Infantry Regiment at Camp Funston, Kansas, Krueger attended the Army War College, graduating in 1921, and remaining for a year as an instructor. From 1922 to 1925, he served in the War Plans Division of the U.S. Army General Staff. In 1927 he tried to transfer to the United States Army Air Corps but his flight instructor, Lieutenant Claire Lee Chennault flunked him. Krueger graduated from the Naval War College in 1926, and from 1928 to 1932 he was an instructor there.^[10] Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ... The United States Army Infantry School is located in Fort Benning, Georgia. ... Fort Benning is a base facility of the United States military outside Columbus, Georgia. ... The United States Army War College is a U. S. Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, specifically in the historic Carlisle Barracks. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A General Staff is a group of professional military officers who act in a staff or administrative role under the command of a general officer. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... Claire Lee Chennault Lt. ... The Naval War College. ...

Krueger commanded the 6th Infantry at Jefferson Barracks from 1932 to 1934, then returned to the War Plans Division, becoming chief of the division in May 1936. He was promoted to temporary brigadier general in October 1936. In June 1938, Krueger went to Fort George G. Meade as commander of the 16th Infantry Brigade. He was promoted to temporary Major General in February 1939, commanded the 2nd Infantry Division (United States) at Fort Sam Houston rising in October 1939 to the command of VIII Corps.^[11] The 6th Infantry Regiment (“The Regulars”) was formed in 1812. ... Jefferson Barracks Military Post was open in 1826 to replace Fort Bellefontaine 1806-1826. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland Fort George G. Meade, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the town of Laurel, Maryland, is an active US Army installation. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2nd Infantry Division (Heavy) is a formation of the United States Army. ... Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Route of march of the U.S. VIII Corps. ...

World War II

Generals Krueger, MacArthur and Marshall

In May 1941, Krueger was promoted to temporary lieutenant general, in command of the U.S. Third Army and the Southern Defense Command, a post he held for more than a year after the U.S entered World War II. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the U.S. Third Army. ... USSOUTHCOM emblem The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM, or informally: SOUTHCOM) is a Unified Combatant Command responsible for all United States military activities in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean basin (except Cuba and Puerto Rico, which are the responsibility of United States Northern Command). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

General Krueger

A month after the activation of the Sixth Army, in January 1943, Krueger took command of the army, based in Australia. He remained in command of the Sixth Army — which included in various combinations at different times I, X, XIV and XXIV Corps — throughout its combat duties. These included the assaults on Japanese positions on Kiriwina and Woodlark Islands (July 1943) as part of Operation Coronet; New Britain (December 1943-February 1944); Admiralty Islands (February-May 1944); mainland New Guinea (July-August 1944); Morotai (Netherlands East Indies, September-October 1944); Leyte and Mindoro (the Philippines, October-December 1944); and Luzon (January-February 1945). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Sixth United States Army was a field army of the United States Army. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The I Corps (First Corps) aka (eye core), nicknamed Americas Corps, is a corps of the United States Army with headquarters in Fort Lewis, Washington. ... X Corps was a corps of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War. ... Constituted October 1, 1933 in the Organized Reserves. ... For the American Civil War corps, see XXIV Corps (ACW). ... The Trobriand Islands are a 170 mi² archipelago of coral atolls off the eastern coast of New Guinea. ... Woodlark Island, also known as Muyuw or Murua, is one of the Trobriand Islands. ... During World War II, there were two Operations Coronet, one of which was executed and the other only planned: The planning name used for the capture of Woodlark and Kiriwina Islands, off the eastern tip of New Guinea, by U.S. forces on 30 June 1943. ... (This article is about the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. ... The Admiralty Islands are a group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. ... Morotai Island (695 sq mi/1,800 km²) is an island located in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesias Maluku Islands (Moluccas). ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies colonised by the Dutch East India Company which came under administration of the Netherlands during the ninteenth century (see Indonesia). ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Leyte Region: Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) Capital: Tacloban City Founded: 1543 and March 10, 1917 Population: 2000 census—1,592,336 (14th largest) Density—279 per km² (24th highest) Area: 5,712. ... Beach in Northern Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

Krueger was promoted to temporary General (four-star) in March 1945. In September 1945, the Sixth Army took up occupation duty in Japan. In January 1946 it was deactivated and Krueger reverted to lieutenant general. However, he retired as a full general in July 1946. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Later life

Krueger retired to San Antonio, Texas, where he bought a house for the first time. In retirement, he wrote From Down Under to Nippon: the Story of the 6th Army In World War II, which was published in 1953.^[12] “San Antonio” redirects here. ...

His retirement was marred by family tragedies. His son James was dismissed from the Army in 1947 for conduct unbecoming an officer. Grace's health deteriorated and she died on 13 May 1956.^[13] In 1952, Dorothy fatally stabbed her husband with a hunting knife while he slept. By six votes to three, a U.S. Army court-martial found her guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced her "to be confined at hard labor for the rest of her natural life." A unanimous verdict of guilty would have made the death sentence mandatory.^[14] However, in 1955, the US Supreme Court ruled that military trials of civilians were unconstitutional.^[15] Dorothy was therefore released.^[16] Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...

In 1962 Krueger Middle School was established in San Antonio, Texas. The school is Home of the Fighting Falcons. Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... “San Antonio” redirects here. ...

Krueger died at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in 1967 and was buried in Section 30 of Arlington National Cemetery, among a number of family members. The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located just outside of Valley Forge National Historic Park in Schuylkill Township of Chester County, Pennsylvania. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Krueger made an appearance as a character in the 2005 war film, The Great Raid. In an interesting twist, Krueger, a US Army general, was portrayed by Dale Dye, a retired captain of the US Marine Corps. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Great Raid is a 2005 war film which tells the story of the January 1945 liberation of the Cabanatuan Prison Camp during World War II. It is directed by John Dahl and stars Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes, James Franco and Connie Nielsen with Filipino actor Cesar Montano. ... Dale Dye as Robert F. Sink in Band of Brothers. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ...

References

Lawrence is a river city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States, 41 miles (66 km) west of Kansas City, along the banks of both the Kansas (Kaw) and Wakarusa Rivers. ... The University Press of Kansas is a publisher that represents the state universities in Kansas (Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas, and Wichita State University. ...

Further reading

• Holzimmer, Kevin C. (2007). General Walter Krueger: Unsung Hero of the Pacific War. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. 
• Krueger, Walter (1979). From Down Under to Nippon: the Story of the 6th Army In World War II. Lawrence, Kansas: Zenger Pub.