Lunsford E. Oliver
| Lunsford Errett Oliver | |
|---|---|
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| Nickname(s) | "Bug" |
| Born | March 17, 1889 Nemaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Died | October 13, 1978 (aged 89) Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1913–1948 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Service number | 0-3536 |
| Unit |
 Corps of Engineers
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| Commands held | 5th Armored Division |
| Battles/wars |
Pancho Villa Expedition World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) Silver Star Bronze Star (3) |
Major General Lunsford Errett Oliver (March 17, 1889 – October 13, 1978) was a senior United States Army officer, who commanded the 5th Armored Division during World War II.
Lunsford Erret Oliver was born on March 17, 1889 in Nemaha, Nebraska, the son of Thomas Jefferson Oliver and Mary Lorraine Evans. In 1909 he attended the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York and graduated on June 12, 1913. Subsequently he was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army as a second lieutenant. Like he, many of his West Point classmates later became general officers, including Alexander Patch, Paul Newgarden, William R. Schmidt, Robert L. Spragins, Louis A. Craig, Geoffrey Keyes, Selby H. Frank, Henry Balding Lewis, John E. McMahon, Jr., Carlos Brewer, Richard U. Nicholas, Douglass T. Greene, Robert H. Van Volkenburgh, Willis D. Crittenberger, Robert M. Perkins, William A. McCulloch, Francis K. Newcomer, Charles H. Corlett, Henry B. Cheadle.
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