Bonesteel, Charles H. (Charles Hartwell), 1885-1964
Variant namesCharles Hartwell Bonesteel (b. April 9, 1885, Fort Sidney, Nebraska-d. June 5, 1964) served as a U.S. Army officer in both World Wars I and II after being commissioned in the infantry from West Point in 1908. He served with 7th Division, AEF in 1918, and was an instructor at West Point from 1919 to 1924. He graduated from both Command and General Staff School and the Army War College, and was an instructor at the Infantry School from 1932 to 1935. He reached the rank of brigadier general in 1940, then major general in 1941. During World War II he served as commanding general of 5th Infantry Division, commander of Iceland Base Command, commander of the Infantry School, commanding general of Western Defense Command, then inspector general in the European Theater of Operations from 1944 to 1945. He retired from Army service in January 1947.
From the description of Bonesteel, Charles H. (Charles Hartwell), 1885-1964 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610096
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referencedIn | Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. AIR FORCE SECRETARY VISITS FAR EAST, KIMPO AB, OSAN AB AND SEOUL, KOREA, FUCHU AS, YOKOTA AB, IRUMA AB AND TACHIKAWA AB, JAPAN | National Archives at College Park | |
creatorOf | Bonesteel, Charles Hartwell, 1885-1964. Papers. | United States Military Academy, USMA Library | |
referencedIn | Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. (OVERSEAS ACTIVITY. 1941.) | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS {OCT. 21} | National Archives at College Park |
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Birth 1885-04-09
Death 1964-06-05
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