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Eugene M. Landrum

Eugene Manuel Landrum
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Born February 6, 1891
Pensacola, Florida, United States
Died July 24, 1967 (aged 76)
Springfield, Illinois, United States
Buried at San Francisco National Cemetery, California, United States
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1909–1951
Rank US-O8 insignia.svg Major General
Unit Coast Artilliary Insignia.png Coast Artillery Corps
USA - Army Infantry Insignia.png Infantry Branch
Commands held 7th Infantry Division
87th Infantry Division
90th Infantry Division
71st Infantry Division
Infantry Advanced Replacement Training Center, Camp Maxey, Texas
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Korean War
Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Major General Eugene M. Landrum (February 6, 1891 – July 24, 1967) was a senior United States Army officer. He is known primarily for defeating the Japanese in the Aleutian Islands Campaign at the start of World War II, being relieved as commander of the 90th Infantry Division shortly after the D-Day landings, and organizing the Pusan Perimeter to blunt the North Korean offensive during the Korean War.

Eugene Manuel Landrum was born in Pensacola, Florida, on February 6, 1891. He was educated in Florida and enlisted in the Alabama National Guard’s Company M of the 1st Regiment in 1909. He joined the United States Army as a member of the Coast Artillery Corps on August 20, 1910, and quickly transferred to the Infantry Branch. Landrum served in the 17th and 2nd Infantry Regiments, and attained the rank of sergeant.

He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry Branch, and was assigned to the 20th Infantry Regiment in November 1916. He served initially in Hawaii, where he was promoted to first lieutenant.


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