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Walter L. Reed

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Nickname(s)
  
Lawrence

Years of service
  
1898–1940 1942–1946

Parents
  
Walter Reed

Service/branch
  
United States Army

Rank
  
Major General

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Born
  
December 4, 1877 Fort Apache, Arizona (
1877-12-04
)

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Commands held
  
Company A, 10th Infantry Regiment Company C, 10th Infantry Regiment Company M, 10th Infantry Regiment 12th Infantry Regiment

Died
  
1 May 1956, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, United States

Place of burial
  
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States

Award
  
Distinguished Service Medal

Battles and wars
  
Spanish–American War, World War I, World War II

Similar
  
Walter Reed, Arthur W Radford, Edward A Craig

Walter Lawrence Reed (December 4, 1877 – May 1, 1956) was a Major General in the United States Army who served as Inspector General of the Army from December 1, 1935 to December 23, 1939.

His father was Army Medical Corps officer Major Walter Reed, namesake of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Major General Reed died in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 3 Plot 1863-B.

References

Walter L. Reed Wikipedia