Alvan Cullom Gillem Jr.
United States Army general (1888-1973)
Lieutenant General Alvan Cullom Gillem Jr. (August 8, 1888 – February 13, 1973) was a United States Army officer who came from a family with a long military tradition and served in World War I, the Russian Civil War, and World War II. Gillem commanded the XIII Corps (United States), Ninth United States Army in the European Theater of Operations from September 1944 to September 1945.
Early career
After attending the University of Arizona in 1908 and The University of the South at Sewanee, Gillem enlisted in the Regular Army in 1910 and served both as a private and a corporal with the 17th Infantry at Fort McPherson. On February 11, 1911, while still at Fort McPherson, he was appointed a second lieutenant of Infantry. He served in the Philippines and later served under Brigadier General John J. Pershing on the Mexican Border in 1916. During World War I, Gillem served with the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia for eight months from 1918 to 1919.
In 1923, Captain Gillem attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College, followed by the United States Army War College two years later. He taught military science and tactics at the University of Maryland from 1930 to 1935. Then, Gillem taught at the United States Army Infantry School, despite never having graduated there. Following this, he was promoted to major.
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