John E. McMahon
John Eugene McMahon | |
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| Born | December 8, 1860 Buffalo, New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1920 (aged 59) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1886–1919 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Service number | 0-3541 |
| Unit |  Field Artillery Branch |
| Commands held | 168th Field Artillery Brigade 5th Division 41st Division |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I |
| Relations | John E. McMahon Jr. (son) |
Major General John Eugene McMahon (December 8, 1860 – January 28, 1920) was a United States Army officer who served in numerous conflicts, most notably in World War I, where he commanded the 5th Division. He also was the father of John E. McMahon Jr. (1890-1971), a career Army officer who attained the rank of brigadier general.
Early life
McMahon was born on December 8, 1860, in Buffalo, New York, to Colonel John E. McMahon and Esther Bryan McMahon. He graduated from Fordham University in 1880 with an A.B. degree, and he entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, and graduated number eleven of seventy-seven in the class of 1886.[1] Several of his fellow classmates included men who would, like McMahon himself, eventually rise to general officer rank, such as John J. Pershing, Charles T. Menoher, Walter Henry Gordon, Edward Mann Lewis, Mason Patrick, Julius Penn, Avery D. Andrews, George B. Duncan, Ernest Hinds, William H. Hay, James McRae, Lucien Grant Berry and Jesse McI. Carter.
Military career
McMahon was commissioned in the Fourth Artillery. From 1891 to 1895, he was an aide to General Alexander McDowell McCook.[2] During the Spanish–American War, he was the adjutant general of Second Brigade, Provisional Division, from June to July 1898. He was in Puerto Rico in 1898 and 1899, and served during the Philippine–American War. On December 17, 1917, he was promoted to major general (NA). He commanded the 5th Infantry Division of the American Expeditionary Force from January 1 to October 18, 1918.[1] He was also commanding general, 41st Infantry Division from October 21 to 23, 1918.[2]
He retired as a colonel due to disabilities in 1919. His rank of major general was restored posthumously in 1930.
Personal life
He married Caroline Bache on May 12, 1888 and was a modern languages instructor at the United States Military Academy from 1890 to 1891. He died in Princeton, New Jersey, at the age of 59 years old on January 28, 1920.[2] He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cullum, George Washington; Singleton, Edward (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military ... Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. p. 651. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals in Khaki. Pentland Press, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 1571970886. OCLC 40298151.
- ^ "Fifth Division Commander Dies". The Washington Post. 1920-01-30. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-08-13 – via Newspapers.com.
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