Willis D. Crittenberger

Willis Dale Crittenberger
Nickname(s)	"Critt"
Born	December 2, 1890 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died	August 4, 1980 (aged 89) Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1913–1952
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Cavalry Branch
Commands held	2nd Armored Brigade 2nd Armored Division III Armored Corps XIX Corps IV Corps Caribbean Defense Command Caribbean Command First Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Bronze Star (with two Oak Leaf Clusters) 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 National Defense Service Medal Officer of the Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre (France) Order of Abdon Calderón (Ecuador) Orden de Merito Militar (Peru)
Other work	President, U.S. Military Academy Association of Graduates, presidential advisor on Latin American and Caribbean affairs, President, Greater New York Fund

Lieutenant General Willis Dale Crittenberger (December 2, 1890 – August 4, 1980) was a senior officer of the United States Army. He was a career soldier who served with distinction during the Italian Campaign of World War II.

Crittenberger was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 2, 1890. After growing up in Anderson, Indiana, he was appointed to the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York in 1909, graduating four years later on June 12, 1913 with the West Point class of 1913, two years ahead of fellow cadet, friend and infantry officer, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Crittenberger was then commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Cavalry Branch of the United States Army and his first posting was with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, then stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. Among his many fellow classmates were Geoffrey Keyes, Henry Balding Lewis, Paul Newgarden, Richard U. Nicholas, Charles H. Corlett, William A. McCullogh, Douglass T. Greene, Robert M. Perkins, Louis A. Craig, Carlos Brewer, William R. Schmidt, Alexander Patch, Robert L. Spragins, Francis K. Newcomer, Henry B. Cheadle, Lunsford E. Oliver and William L. Roberts. Like Crittenberger, they were all destined to become general officers.

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