Lloyd Fredendall

Lloyd Fredendall
Born	December 28, 1883 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Died	October 4, 1963 (aged 79) San Diego, California, United States
Buried at	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1907–1946
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands held	57th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division XI Corps II Corps Second Army Central Defense Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Philippine Campaign Medal Mexican Border Service Medal World War I Victory Medal American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal

Lieutenant General Lloyd Ralston Fredendall (December 28, 1883 – October 4, 1963) was a senior officer of the United States Army who fought during World War II. He is best known for his command of the Central Task Force landings during Operation Torch, and his command of the II Corps during the early stages of the Tunisian Campaign. In February 1943, while in command of the II Corps, his forces were defeated by German forces commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel and Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von Arnim in the Battle of Kasserine Pass. After this setback, Fredendall was relieved of command of II Corps by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in North Africa, and replaced by Major General George S. Patton Jr. in March 1943. In spite of his relief, Fredendall was promoted to lieutenant general in June 1943, assumed command of the Second Army and was greeted back home in the United States as a hero.

Lloyd Ralston Fredendall was born on December 28, 1883, at Fort Warren near Cheyenne, Wyoming. His father, Ira Livingston Fredendall (December 7, 1846 – February 6, 1935) was on active duty in the United States Army when Lloyd was born. Ira became sheriff of the town of Laramie before receiving a commission in the Quartermaster Corps during the Spanish–American War. As a result of his father's connections in the service and with local and state politicians, Fredendall secured an appointment from Wyoming Senator Francis E. Warren to enter the class of 1905 at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York. Fredendall's mother Evelyn McCusker (August 19, 1856 – October 19, 1930), a domineering woman, accompanied the newly listed plebe to Highland Falls, New York. Described by a classmate as "a very soldierly little fellow, but extremely goaty in mathematics," Lloyd performed poorly in the latter subject as well as general deportment, and as a result was dismissed from the USMA after just one semester. (For West Point undergraduates, the "goats" are those ranked in the bottom half of the class. For seniors, the "goat" is the cadet ranked last in the graduating class.)

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