George Windle Read, Jr.

George Windle Read, Jr.
Read as commander of Second United States Army, 1958
Born	July 29, 1900 (1900-07-29) Fort Grant, Arizona
Died	December 15, 1974 (1974-12-16) (aged 74) Fort Ord, California
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1960
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	68th Tank Regiment Combat Command B, 6th Armored Division 6th Armored Division 1st Brigade, United States Constabulary 2nd Armored Division Allied Land Forces South East Europe U.S. Army Armor Center and School Second United States Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star French Legion of Honor French Croix de Guerre with Palm Belgian Croix de Guerre Greek Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Phoenix

George Windle Read, Jr. (July 29, 1900—December 15, 1974) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He was prominent as a top-tier polo player, a successful commander of World War II armor units, and the U.S. Army's Chief of Armor.

The son of Major General George Windle Read (1860–1934), one of the top commanders in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, and the grandson of Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General S.B.M. Young, the younger Read was born at Fort Grant, Arizona on July 29, 1900.

Raised on military posts throughout the United States, Read enlisted in the Army in May, 1917. He served with the 15th Cavalry Regiment and the 30th and 42nd Infantry Divisions during World War I, attaining the rank of Sergeant.

Read completed the officer candidate school in Langres, France and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in 1919. He soon transferred to Cavalry, and graduated from the Cavalry School Basic Course in 1921.

He served throughout the United States and overseas during the 1920s and 1930s. From 1922 to 1925 Read served in the Philippines as aide de camp to his father.