Roscoe B. Woodruff
| Roscoe Barnett Woodruff | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Woody" |
| Born | February 9, 1891 Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States |
| Died | April 24, 1975 (aged 84) San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1915–1953 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit |
 Infantry Branch
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| Commands held | 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment 23rd Infantry Regiment 77th Infantry Division VII Corps XIX Corps 84th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division I Corps First Army XV Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican Border Service World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Bronze Star Purple Heart Commendation Ribbon |
Major General Roscoe Barnett Woodruff (February 9, 1891 – April 24, 1975) was a career United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II and served for 38 years. During World War II he commanded numerous divisions and corps in Europe and the Pacific.
Woodruff was born on February 9, 1891 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Rhoda Barnett Woodruff and Calvin Woodruff, an army officer. After attending numerous public schools and the Ames State University, in 1911, aged 20, he entered the United States Military Academy (USMA). He was the first captain of the corps of cadets and, on June 12, 1915, he graduated from the USMA as part the West Point class of 1915, often referred to as "the class the stars fell on". Subsequently he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Infantry Branch of the United States Army. His classmates who he graduated alongside included Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley, along with others such as James Van Fleet, Stafford LeRoy Irwin, Charles W. Ryder, Paul J. Mueller, Leland Hobbs, John B. Wogan, and Vernon Prichard. All of these men would, like Woodruff, become general officers in the future.
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