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searchaux" style="display:none">U.S. Army major general</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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Grant</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Walter_S._Grant.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Black and white head shoulders photo of Major General Walter S. Grant in dress uniform and cap, circa 1942" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Walter_S._Grant.jpg/220px-Walter_S._Grant.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Walter_S._Grant.jpg/330px-Walter_S._Grant.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Walter_S._Grant.jpg/440px-Walter_S._Grant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="617" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="font-size: 100%">From the October 1956 issue of <i>Assembly</i> magazine</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1878-01-24</span>)</span>January 24, 1878<br /><a href="/wiki/Ithaca,_New_York" title="Ithaca, New York">Ithaca, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 3, 1956<span style="display:none">(1956-03-03)</span> (aged 78)<br /><a href="/wiki/Washington,_District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington, District of Columbia">Washington, District of Columbia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Buried</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label"><a href="/wiki/West_Point_Cemetery" title="West Point Cemetery">West Point Cemetery</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1900–1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em"><a href="/wiki/Service_number" title="Service number">Service number</a></th><td class="infobox-data">O1094</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cavalry" title="United States Cavalry">U.S. Army Cavalry Branch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data">1st Telegraph Battalion<br />1st Squadron, <a href="/wiki/3rd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)">3rd Cavalry Regiment</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Fort_Adams" title="Fort Adams">Fort Adams</a>, Rhode Island<br /><a href="/wiki/Citizens%27_Military_Training_Camp" title="Citizens' Military Training Camp">Citizens' Military Training Camp</a>, Fort Adams<br /><a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Cavalry Regiment</a><br /><a href="/wiki/6th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="6th Cavalry Regiment">6th Cavalry Regiment</a><br />Commandant of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">United States Army War College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_Port_of_Embarkation" title="New York Port of Embarkation">New York Port of Embarkation</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Fort_Stotsenburg" title="Fort Stotsenburg">Fort Stotsenburg</a>, Philippines<br /><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Division_(United_States)" title="Philippine Division (United States)">Philippine Division</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Department" title="Philippine Department">Philippine Department</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Third_Corps_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Corps Area">Third Corps Area</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Wars</th><td 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Honour">Legion of Honor</a> (Officer) (France)<br /><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Leopold_II" title="Order of Leopold II">Order of Leopold II</a> (Officer) (Belgium)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College" title="United States Army Command and General Staff College">United States Army Command and General Staff College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">United States Army War College</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Marjorie Commiskey</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1910⁠–⁠1956)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Relations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Schuyler" title="George W. Schuyler">George W. Schuyler</a> (grandfather)<br /><a href="/wiki/Charles_Scribner_I" title="Charles Scribner I">Charles Scribner</a> (uncle)<br /><a href="/wiki/Walter_S._Schuyler" title="Walter S. Schuyler">Walter S. Schuyler</a> (uncle)<br /><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Schuyler" title="Eugene Schuyler">Eugene Schuyler</a> (uncle)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Walter S. Grant</b> (January 24, 1878 – March 3, 1956) was a career officer in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. He served from 1900 to 1946 and attained the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a>. Grant was a veteran of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and his awards included the <a href="/wiki/Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Distinguished Service Medal">Army Distinguished Service Medal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a>. </p><p>A native of <a href="/wiki/Ithaca,_New_York" title="Ithaca, New York">Ithaca, New York</a>, Grant graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a> at West Point in 1900 and began a long career with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cavalry" title="United States Cavalry">Cavalry</a> branch. He served in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine–American War</a> and <a href="/wiki/China_Relief_Expedition" title="China Relief Expedition">China Relief Expedition</a> in the early 1900s, and was a longtime <a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">aide-de-camp</a> for several department commanders. A 1915 graduate of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College" title="United States Army Command and General Staff College">United States Army Command and General Staff College</a>, Grant performed duty on the Texas-Mexico border during the 1916 <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa_Expedition" title="Pancho Villa Expedition">Pancho Villa Expedition</a>. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, he served on the operations staffs of the <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Forces" title="American Expeditionary Forces">American Expeditionary Forces</a> headquarters in France, as well as several divisions and corps. During the <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Rhineland" title="Occupation of the Rhineland">Occupation of the Rhineland</a>, he was chief of staff for <a href="/wiki/I_Corps_(United_States)" title="I Corps (United States)">I Corps</a>. </p><p>After the First World War, Grant's assignments included command of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Adams" title="Fort Adams">Fort Adams</a>, Rhode Island and the <a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Cavalry Regiment</a>. During the 1930s and early 1940s, he was commandant of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">United States Army War College</a>, and commander of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Division_(United_States)" title="Philippine Division (United States)">Philippine Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Department" title="Philippine Department">Philippine Department</a> and <a href="/wiki/Third_Corps_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Corps Area">Third Corps Area</a>, and received promotion to major general. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 64 in early 1942, but remained on active duty for <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and served a member of the War Department Personnel Board. </p><p>In retirement, Grant resided in Washington, D.C. He died at <a href="/wiki/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center" title="Walter Reed Army Medical Center">Walter Reed Army Medical Center</a> on March 3, 1956, following an extended illness. Grant was buried at <a href="/wiki/West_Point_Cemetery" title="West Point Cemetery">West Point Cemetery</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_S._Grant&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Walter_Schuyler_Grant_(1878%E2%80%931956).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Walter_Schuyler_Grant_%281878%E2%80%931956%29.png/220px-Walter_Schuyler_Grant_%281878%E2%80%931956%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Walter_Schuyler_Grant_%281878%E2%80%931956%29.png/330px-Walter_Schuyler_Grant_%281878%E2%80%931956%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Walter_Schuyler_Grant_%281878%E2%80%931956%29.png/440px-Walter_Schuyler_Grant_%281878%E2%80%931956%29.png 2x" data-file-width="584" data-file-height="771" /></a><figcaption>Grant at the time of his 1900 West Point graduation</figcaption></figure> <p>Walter Schuyler Grant was born in <a href="/wiki/Ithaca,_New_York" title="Ithaca, New York">Ithaca, New York</a> on January 24, 1878, the son of Chauncey Lewis Grant Jr. and Martha (Schuyler) Grant.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant was a member of New York's prominent <a href="/wiki/Schuyler_family" title="Schuyler family">Schuyler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Scribner%27s_Sons" title="Charles Scribner's Sons">Scribner</a> families; he was a descendant of <a href="/wiki/Philip_Pieterse_Schuyler" title="Philip Pieterse Schuyler">Philip Pieterse Schuyler</a> and his grandmother was the sister of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Scribner_I" title="Charles Scribner I">Charles Scribner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant's grandfather, <a href="/wiki/George_W._Schuyler" title="George W. Schuyler">George W. Schuyler</a>, served as <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Treasurer" title="New York State Treasurer">New York State Treasurer</a>, and his uncles included army officer <a href="/wiki/Walter_S._Schuyler" title="Walter S. Schuyler">Walter S. Schuyler</a> and diplomat <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Schuyler" title="Eugene Schuyler">Eugene Schuyler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grant attended Ithaca Graded School, and was an 1894 graduate of <a href="/wiki/Ithaca_High_School_(Ithaca,_New_York)" title="Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York)">Ithaca High School</a> where he was both class president and commencement speaker.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1895, he obtained an appointment to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a> at West Point.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended Charles Braden's <a href="/wiki/Highland_Falls,_New_York" title="Highland Falls, New York">Highland Falls</a> preparatory school for prospective cadets, then began attendance at the academy in 1896.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie63_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie63-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant served in leadership roles as cadet corporal, first sergeant and captain until 1900, when he was returned to the ranks after taking part in protests against the academy's attempt to change the treatment of lower classmen by those in the upper classes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie63–64_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie63–64-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant graduated in 1900 ranked 18th of 54 and received his commission as a <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Second lieutenant (United States)">second lieutenant</a> of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cavalry" title="United States Cavalry">Cavalry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among his classmates who also attained general officer rank were <a href="/wiki/Archibald_H._Sunderland" title="Archibald H. Sunderland">Archibald H. Sunderland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Augustine_McIntyre_Jr." title="Augustine McIntyre Jr.">Augustine McIntyre Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECullum_(1901)670,_673_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECullum_(1901)670,_673-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Start_of_career">Start of career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_S._Grant&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Start of career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grant was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/6th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="6th Cavalry Regiment">6th Cavalry Regiment</a>, and was immediately posted to the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> to take part in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine–American War</a> and the <a href="/wiki/China_Relief_Expedition" title="China Relief Expedition">China Relief Expedition</a>, which was the U.S. response to the <a href="/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion" title="Boxer Rebellion">Boxer Rebellion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Philippines, he was credited with the August 1901 capture of Martin Cabrera, a leader of the anti-U.S. insurgency.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant was promoted to <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="First lieutenant (United States)">first lieutenant</a> in February 1901.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After returning to the United States, Grant was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)">3rd Cavalry Regiment</a>, and served as <a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">aide-de-camp</a> to Brigadier Generals <a href="/wiki/William_August_Kobb%C3%A9" title="William August Kobbé">William August Kobbé</a> and Camillo C. C. Carr, successive commanders of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Dakota" title="Department of Dakota">Department of Dakota</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1905, he was posted to the Philippines with the 3rd Cavalry, and he was assigned as aide-de-camp to <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Hodges" title="Charles L. Hodges">Charles L. Hodges</a>, who successively commanded the Department of the <a href="/wiki/Visayas" title="Visayas">Visayas</a> in the Philippines, and the Department of Dakota and <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Lakes" title="Department of the Lakes">Department of the Lakes</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">captain</a> in March 1911.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his promotion, he performed duty with the 3rd Cavalry on the Texas-Mexico border.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1914, Grant completed the Army School of the Line as an honor graduate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He next served with the <a href="/wiki/9th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">9th Cavalry Regiment</a> at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Harry_J._Jones" title="Camp Harry J. Jones">Camp Harry J. Jones</a>, Arizona, then the 3rd Cavalry at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Sam_Houston" title="Fort Sam Houston">Fort Sam Houston</a>, Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1915, he graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College" title="United States Army Command and General Staff College">United States Army Command and General Staff College</a>, after which he was detailed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Signal_Corps" title="United States Army Signal Corps">Signal Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As commander a company in the 1st Telegraph Battalion, then commander of the battalion, he performed Texas-Mexico border duty during the <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa_Expedition" title="Pancho Villa Expedition">Pancho Villa Expedition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From February to June 1917, he was assistant Signal officer on the staff of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_East" title="Department of the East">Department of the East</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Continued_career">Continued career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_S._Grant&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Continued career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the army expanding for <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, Grant served on the operations staff at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War" title="United States Department of War">United States Department of War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 5, he was promoted to temporary <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">major</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a>, after which he was assigned to the operations section (G-3) on the staff of the <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Forces" title="American Expeditionary Forces">American Expeditionary Forces</a> in France.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his service on the AEF staff, Grant took part in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cantigny" title="Battle of Cantigny">Battle of Cantigny</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a member of the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Infantry Division (United States)">2nd Division</a> staff, he participated in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ch%C3%A2teau-Thierry_(1918)" title="Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)">Battle of Château-Thierry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While on the <a href="/wiki/42nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="42nd Infantry Division (United States)">42nd Division</a> staff, Grant was a participant in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_campaigns_in_World_War_I#Champagne-Marne,_15–18_July_1918" title="United States campaigns in World War I">Champagne–Marne campaign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a member of the <a href="/wiki/First_Army_(United_States)" title="First Army (United States)">First Army</a> staff, he was a participant in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Saint-Mihiel" title="Battle of Saint-Mihiel">Battle of Saint-Mihiel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While a member of the <a href="/wiki/I_Corps_(United_States)" title="I Corps (United States)">I Corps</a> staff, Grant took part in the <a href="/wiki/Meuse%E2%80%93Argonne_offensive" title="Meuse–Argonne offensive">Meuse–Argonne offensive</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was promoted to temporary <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a> in August 1918, and at the end of the war he was serving as First Army's deputy chief of staff.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the war, Grant served as I Corps chief of staff during the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Rhineland" title="Occupation of the Rhineland">Occupation of the Rhineland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grant received the <a href="/wiki/Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Distinguished Service Medal">Army Distinguished Service Medal</a> for his wartime service. The citation read: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Cavalry) Walter Schuyler Grant, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Army, by his high professional attainments and ability Colonel Grant rendered valuable assistance in the staff work preparatory to and during the St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse offensives. As Chief of Staff of the 1st Army Corps, he displayed the same tact, zeal, and energy which marked the previous character of his services.<br /><br /> <b>Service:</b> Army <b>Rank:</b> Colonel <b>Division:</b> 1st Army Corps, American Expeditionary Forces <b>General Orders:</b> War Department, General Orders No. 50 (1919)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>After returning to the United States in early 1919, Grant was assigned to the War Department staff.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 1920 he was reduced to his permanent rank of major.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 1920, he was promoted to permanent lieutenant colonel.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1921, he was posted to the Command and General Staff College, where he served as an instructor, chief of the faculty's command section, and assistant director of the school.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1923, he began attendance at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">United States Army War College</a>, after which he remained at the school as an instructor, then was assigned as director of the school's command section.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From July 1926 to June 1927, Grant was director of the War Plans Division on the army staff.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was then assigned as executive officer of the 3rd Cavalry at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Ethan_Allen" title="Fort Ethan Allen">Fort Ethan Allen</a>, Vermont.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the <a href="/wiki/Great_Vermont_Flood_of_1927" title="Great Vermont Flood of 1927">Great Vermont Flood of 1927</a> took place in early November, Grant helped coordinate federal participation in relief efforts, for which he was commended by the commander of the <a href="/wiki/First_Corps_Area" title="First Corps Area">First Corps Area</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1928, he was assigned to command the regiment's 1st Squadron.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 1929, he was promoted to permanent colonel and assigned to command <a href="/wiki/Fort_Adams" title="Fort Adams">Fort Adams</a>, Rhode Island; during the summer of 1929, he commanded the <a href="/wiki/Citizens%27_Military_Training_Camp" title="Citizens' Military Training Camp">Citizens' Military Training Camp</a> that was held at Fort Adams.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 1929, he was assigned to command the <a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Cavalry Regiment</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Riley" title="Fort Riley">Fort Riley</a>, Kansas.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_career">Later career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_S._Grant&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 1931, Grant was assigned as chief of staff for the <a href="/wiki/First_Corps_Area" title="First Corps Area">First Corps Area</a> in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From January 1934 to March 1935 he commanded the <a href="/wiki/6th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="6th Cavalry Regiment">6th Cavalry Regiment</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Oglethorpe_(Fort_Oglethorpe,_Georgia)" title="Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia)">Fort Oglethorpe</a>, Georgia.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1935, he was assigned as assistant commandant of the Army War College.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 1936, <a href="/wiki/Malin_Craig" title="Malin Craig">Malin Craig</a> was assigned as <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a>, and Grant was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a> and named to succeed Craig as commandant.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From July 1937 to March 1938, he commanded the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Port_of_Embarkation" title="New York Port of Embarkation">New York Port of Embarkation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then returned to the Philippines, where he was assigned to command the post at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Stotsenburg" title="Fort Stotsenburg">Fort Stotsenburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Soldier_With_Early_Baptism_of_Fire_to_Head_Third_Corps"_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Soldier_With_Early_Baptism_of_Fire_to_Head_Third_Corps"-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 1938, Grant was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From October 1938 to July 1939 he commanded the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Division_(United_States)" title="Philippine Division (United States)">Philippine Division</a>, and from July 1939 to June 1940 he was commander of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Department" title="Philippine Department">Philippine Department</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After returning to the United States, he was assigned to command the <a href="/wiki/Third_Corps_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Corps Area">Third Corps Area</a>, where he served from June 1940 until January 1942, when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 64.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the army expanded following U.S. entry into <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Grant was recalled to active duty the day after his official retirement, and he served as a member of the War Department Personnel Board until May 1946, when he retired for the second time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant received the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> to recognize his wartime service.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grave_of_Walter_Schuyler_Grant.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Grave_of_Walter_Schuyler_Grant.jpg/220px-Grave_of_Walter_Schuyler_Grant.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="295" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Grave_of_Walter_Schuyler_Grant.jpg/330px-Grave_of_Walter_Schuyler_Grant.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Grave_of_Walter_Schuyler_Grant.jpg/440px-Grave_of_Walter_Schuyler_Grant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1162" data-file-height="1556" /></a><figcaption>Grant's grave marker at <a href="/wiki/West_Point_Cemetery" title="West Point Cemetery">West Point Cemetery</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Grant's additional awards included the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Campaign_Medal" title="Philippine Campaign Medal">Philippine Campaign Medal</a>, <a href="/wiki/China_Campaign_Medal" title="China Campaign Medal">China Campaign Medal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexican_Border_Service_Medal" title="Mexican Border Service Medal">Mexican Border Service Medal</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_War_I_Victory_Medal_(United_States)" title="World War I Victory Medal (United States)">World War I Victory Medal</a> with four <a href="/wiki/World_War_I_Victory_Medal_(United_States)#Army_Battle_Clasps" title="World War I Victory Medal (United States)">battle clasps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Army_of_Occupation_of_Germany_Medal" title="Army of Occupation of Germany Medal">Army of Occupation of Germany Medal</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Defense_Service_Medal" title="American Defense Service Medal">American Defense Service Medal</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Campaign_Medal" title="American Campaign Medal">American Campaign Medal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II_Victory_Medal" title="World War II Victory Medal">World War II Victory Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His foreign awards for the First World War included the French <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Honour" title="Legion of Honour">Legion of Honor</a> (Officer) and Belgian <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Leopold_II" title="Order of Leopold II">Order of Leopold II</a> (Officer).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retirement_and_family">Retirement and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_S._Grant&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Retirement and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In retirement, Grant was a resident of Washington, D.C.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died at <a href="/wiki/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center" title="Walter Reed Army Medical Center">Walter Reed Army Medical Center</a> on March 3, 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie65_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie65-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant was buried at <a href="/wiki/West_Point_Cemetery" title="West Point Cemetery">West Point Cemetery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie65_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie65-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1910, Grant married Marjorie Commiskey of <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were the parents of four children.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sons Walter and Philip both attained the rank of colonel in the army.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Son Francis was an operations executive with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Lines" title="United States Lines">United States Lines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daughter Marjorie was the wife of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lieutenant General</a> Hugh M. Exton.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBirnie64_12-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBirnie64-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_S._Grant&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBirnie" class="citation magazine cs1">Birnie, Upton Jr. (October 1956). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/assembly/id/7659/rec/1">"Obituary, Walter S. 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