Allegiance United States Name Lemuel Mathewson Years of service 1918–1958 Died 1970 | Rank Lieutenant General Battles and wars World War II Battles/wars World War II | |
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Born March 29, 1899
Bath, New York ( 1899-03-29 ) Buried at U.S. Military Academy Cemetery Commands held XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery
11th Airborne Division Artillery
U.S. Berlin Command
U.S. Communications Zone, Orleans, France
U.S. V Corps
U.S. Sixth Army Education United States Military Academy Place of burial West Point Cemetery, Highlands, New York, United States Awards Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Lemuel Mathewson (March 29, 1899 – February 26, 1970) was a United States Army lieutenant general.
Contents
- Early career
- World War II
- Post World War II
- Later career
- Awards and decorations
- Later work
- Retirement and death
- References
Early career
Mathewson was born in Bath, New York on March 29, 1899. A 1917 graduate of Bath's Haverling High School, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1922 and was commissioned as an artillery officer.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Mathewson served in a variety of assignments in the United States and overseas, including graduate student in Madrid, Spain, professor of Spanish at the United States Military Academy, instructor at the Fort Sill, Oklahoma Field Artillery School, and special projects officer in Latin America.
From 1938 to 1939, Mathewson attended the Command and General Staff College.
World War II
Post World War II
Later career
Awards and decorations
General Mathewson's awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit and Bronze Star.
Later work
Mathewson served as Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board from 1958 to 1961.
Retirement and death
After retiring from the IADB Mathewson resided in McLean, Virginia. He died at Walter Reed Army Hospital on February 26, 1970. General Mathewson was buried in Section III Site A-24 of the U.S. Military Academy Cemetery.