George Windle Read Military person

George Windle Read (November 19, 1860 – November 6, 1934) was a Major General in the United States Army who was prominent as a corps and division commander in World War I. Read also oversaw the departure of US forces from Europe at the end of World War I as commander of the American Embarkation Center at Le Havre, France.

Personal facts

George Windle Read
Birth dateNovember 19, 1860
Birth place
Indianola Iowa
Date of deathNovember 06, 1934
Place of death
Washington D.C.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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Military person

award
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
military operations
Spanish–American War
World War I
Pancho Villa Expedition
military branch
United States Army
military command
30th Infantry Division
42nd Infantry Division
Philippine Department
United States V Corps
152nd Depot Brigade
15th Cavalry Division
American Embarkation Center Le Havre France
United States II Corps
service start1883
service end1925

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