Walter Krueger
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Walter Krueger was an American soldier and general officer in the first half of the 20th century. He commanded the Sixth United States Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II. He rose from the rank of private to general in the United States Army.
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Walter Krueger, pictured here as a captain, sometime before or after World War I
Lieutenant General Herbert J. Brees (right) pins the third star on his successor in command of the Third Army, Walter Krueger (left), on 17 May 1941, in San Antonio, Texas.
Senior commanders and their chiefs of staff during the Louisiana maneuvers. Left to right: Mark Clark, Harry J. Malony, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ben Lear, Walter Krueger, Lesley J. McNair
Generals Krueger, MacArthur and Marshall
Senior American commanders on Los Negros: Krueger, William C. Chase and Innis P. Swift
The Allied advance into Western New Guinea, 1944
General Walter Krueger on the cover of Time (29 January 1945)Awards 7
Connected to Walter 6
Emil KapaunAlso won Asiatic-Pacific Campaign MedalEllen ChurchAlso won American Campaign Medal
Michael StrankAlso won World War II Victory Medal
Robert L. GhormleyAlso won Inter-Allied Victory Medals
Frederick C. WeyandAlso won World War II Victory Medal
Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North CapeAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsAbout this person
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1967 · aged 86
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