September 13, 1860 - July 15, 1948 (Age: 87)
Officer in the United States Army that led forces in World War I. He was the only person promoted to the highest rank ever held in the U.S. army during his life time. He is deemed as a mentor by the generation of American generals that led the U.S. Army in World War II. He was criticized though for his reliance on costly frontal assaults. He was a West Point instructor after having attended their years earlier. He died of coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.
Officer in the United States Army that led forces in World War I. He was the only person promoted to the highest rank ever held in the U.S. army during his life time. He is deemed as a mentor by the generation of American generals that led the U.S. Army in World War II. He was criticized though for his reliance on costly frontal assaults. He was a West Point instructor after having attended their years earlier. He died of coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.