Robert W. Grow
| Robert Walker Grow | |
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| Born | February 14, 1895 Sibley, Iowa, United States |
| Died | November 3, 1985 (aged 90) Falls Church, Virginia, United States |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1915–1951 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit |
 Field Artillery Branch
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| Commands held |
6th Armored Division 3rd Armored Division 26th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal |
Major General Robert Walker Grow (February 14, 1895 – November 3, 1985) was a senior United States Army officer who commanded the 6th Armored Division during World War II. He was notable for his court martial in 1951 for failing to safeguard classified information.
Born in Sibley, Iowa to Nellie (née Walker) and John Thomas Grow. His mother died when he was two years old and Grow went to live with his paternal grandparents, as his father went to Canada to work. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1916. He married Mary Louella Marshall (1896-1974), daughter of Willamina H. "Willie" (née Robertson) and J Walter Marshall, of Cleveland, Tennessee on November 5, 1917 in Hamilton, Tennessee. They had two sons, Robert Marshall and Walker Thomas, both attendees of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. They had an additional child die as a one-day-old in Brownsville, Texas.
Robert W. Grow was the commander the U.S. 6th Armored Division on the Western Front, fighting during the battles of Normandy and of the Bulge.
His command of the 6th Armored Division in its rapid assault across the Brittany Peninsula is considered one of the finest examples of armor in the exploitation phase. This stunning advance is often overlooked due to the more glamorous exploits of the rest of the U.S. Army surrounding the German Seventh Army at the same time.
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