Ralph Emerson Truman | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Kansas City, Missouri | May 10, 1880
Died |
April 30, 1962 Kansas City, Missouri[1] | (aged 81)
Military career | |
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Commands held | 35th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Spanish-American War/Philippines, Mexican Expedition, World War I[2] and the Meuse-Argonne campaign |
Ralph Emerson Truman was an American general who led the 35th Infantry Division between 1940 and 1941. He was the father of Lieutenant General Louis Watson Truman who led Third U.S. Army from 1965 until 1967 and the cousin of President Harry S. Truman who also served in the 35th Infantry Division.[3][4]
References[]
- ↑ "Veterans Day 1941". http://thelibrary.org/blogs/article.cfm?aid=1589. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Ralph E. Truman Papers". https://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/trumanralph.htm. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Records of the Thirty-Fifth Division Association". http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/thirtyfifth.htm. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Photos from Camp Robinson, Arkansas - 1941". http://www.coulthart.com/134/camp%20robinson.htm. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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