George LeRoy Irwin
| George LeRoy Irwin | |
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| Born |
April 26, 1868 Fort Wayne, Michigan |
| Died | February 19, 1931 (aged 62) Trinidad, West Indies |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | 57th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish American War Philippine–American War Cuban Pacification World War I |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Honor |
| Relations |
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George LeRoy Irwin (April 26, 1868 – February 19, 1931) was a major general of the United States Army. Fort Irwin National Training Center is named in his honor.
Irwin was born on April 26, 1868 at Fort Wayne, Michigan. His parents were Army Brigadier General Bernard J. D. Irwin, a surgeon in the Army Medical Corps who received the Medal of Honor in the Apache Wars, and his wife Antoinette Elizabeth Stahl Irwin.
Irwin graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1889. He served in the Spanish American War, Philippine–American War, Cuban Pacification and World War I.
During World War I, Irwin, then a brigadier general, commanded the 57th Field Artillery Brigade of the 32nd Infantry Division under the command of Major General William G. Haan. Irwin distinguished himself during the Second Battle of the Marne, Oise-Aisne Offensive and Meuse-Argonne Offensive and received the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
Irwin died on February 19, 1931 in Trinidad, West Indies.
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