Stanley Eric Reinhart

Stanley Eric Reinhart

Born	September 15, 1893 Polk, Ohio, United States
Died	June 4, 1975 (aged 81)
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1916–1946
Rank	Major General
Unit	Field Artillery Branch
Commands held	1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment 65th Infantry Division 26th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star (2)

Major General Stanley Eric Reinhart (September 15, 1893 – June 4, 1975) was a senior United States Army officer of the United States Army. He figured prominently in World War II as commander of the 65th Infantry Division.

Reinhart was born on September 15, 1893 in Polk, Ohio (pop. 250). He worked briefly as a rural school teacher, in North Red Haw, Ohio, until 1911. He entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York in 1912, graduating in 1916, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Field Artillery Branch of the United States Army at Fort Bliss, Texas.

As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Peyton C. March, Reinhart sailed for France on June 30, 1917, almost three months after the American entry into World War I. After arriving on the Western Front, the main theater of war, in late 1917, he assumed command of Battery 'A' of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment, part of the 2nd Infantry Division of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), from February 12, 1918 to July 10, 1918 (in action during the defense of sector from March 21 to May 12, Battle of Bois de Belleau). Next, Reinhart commanded the 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment (Battle of Soissons, Ypres-Lys, and Meuse-Argonne). He commanded the battalion until the war ended on November 11, 1918 with the signing of the armistice with Germany. Reinhart was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his actions in combat during World War I.