Carter B. Magruder
| Carter B. Magruder | |
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Carter B. Magruder receiving a promotion
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| Born | April 3, 1900 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | March 14, 1988 (aged 87) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1923–1961 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
United Nations Command U.S. Forces Korea Eighth U.S. Army IX Corps 24th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal (3) |
| Other work | Logistic consultant |
Carter Bowie Magruder (April 3, 1900 – March 14, 1988) was a United States Army general who served concurrently as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth United States Army (CINCUNC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA) from 1959 to 1961.
Magruder was born in London, United Kingdom, where his father was serving with the United States Public Health Service. At the time of the U.S. entry into World War I, he was attending the University of Virginia. He dropped out of college and was commissioned an infantry second lieutenant in 1918. With the end of the war, Magruder accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon graduation in 1923 he was commissioned in the field artillery. Later he attended Purdue University and received a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1932.
Prior to World War II, he served at various posts and assignments and also attended the Command and General Staff College and Army War College. Assigned to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics on the War Department General staff in July 1941, he was in this position when the U.S. enter World War II. He would later be the army's top logistician. Magruder was assigned as the leader of the planning division of the Army Service Forces, organizing worldwide logistic support for the U.S. war effort. He went to Italy in 1944 to serve as assistant Chief of Staff for logistics at Allied headquarters.
Staying in Europe after the end of the war, he became chief logistics officer of the army in Europe. He returned to the U.S. serving as a staff officer from 1949 to 1953, and also serving in the delegation negotiating the Japanese and Austrian peace treaties.
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