Charles P. Summerall

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Charles P. Summerall was a distinguished U.S. Army general who played a prominent leadership role in World War I and later served as Army Chief of Staff.

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instanceOf United States Army general
human
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Legion of Honour
linked to: Légion d'honneur

Order of the Bath
Purple Heart
Silver Star
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
commanded 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Second Corps Area, U.S. Army
V Corps, American Expeditionary Forces
conflict Boxer Rebellion
Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1867-03-04
dateOfDeath 1955-05-14
educatedAt United States Military Academy
endTime as Chief of Staff of the United States Army: 1930
as President of The Citadel: 1953
familyName Summerall
givenName Charles
hasChild Charles Pelot Summerall Jr.
hasHonorificPrefix General
memberOf American Expeditionary Forces
middleName Pelot
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank General
notableFor modernization of the U.S. Army in the interwar period
senior U.S. Army leadership in World War I
notableWork command of U.S. forces in the Meuse–Argonne Offensive
command of V Corps, American Expeditionary Forces
occupation educator
military officer
placeOfBirth Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the United States Army
President of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
religion Methodism
residence Charleston, South Carolina, United States
serviceNumber 0-107
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Harrison
startTime as Chief of Staff of the United States Army: 1926
as President of The Citadel: 1931

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American Expeditionary Forces notableCommander Charles P. Summerall
Meuse–Argonne Offensive alliedCommander Charles P. Summerall
Summerall Chapel namedAfter Charles Pelot Summerall
linked to: Charles P. Summerall
Summerall Chapel patron Charles Pelot Summerall
linked to: Charles P. Summerall
Battle of Cantigny commander Charles P. Summerall
Charles P. Summerall hasChild Charles Pelot Summerall Jr.
linked to: Charles P. Summerall