Walter L. Reed

Walter Lawrence Reed
Major General Walter Lawrence Reed, US Army
Nickname(s)	Lawrence
Born	(1877-12-04)December 4, 1877 Fort Apache, Arizona
Died	May 1, 1956(1956-05-01) (aged 78) Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1898–1940 1942–1946
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Company A, 10th Infantry Regiment Company C, 10th Infantry Regiment Company M, 10th Infantry Regiment 12th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Relations	Major Walter Reed, (father)

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.^[1] Major General Reed died in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center^[2] and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 3 Plot 1863-B.

Biography

Reed was born in Fort Apache, Arizona, on December 4, 1877, to parents Walter Reed and Emilie Lawrence. He traveled with his family being educated in the District of Columbia Public Schools and at the Randolph Macon Academy. Reed then worked in Washington, D.C. for several years as the bookkeeper of a fuel dealer. Upon the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in 1898, he enlisted in C Battery, 2d Artillery, at Washington Barracks on June 17, 1898. ^[3]

Major General Walter L. Reed with Major General Streit, Commander of the Walter Reed General Hospital, named for Reed's father

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