Malin Craig
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Malin Craig (August 5, 1875 – July 25, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who served as the 14th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1935 to 1939.
He was recalled to active duty during World War II.
Early life
Craig was born on August 5, 1875 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, a son of Army officer Louis A. Craig and Georgie (Malin) Craig. His siblings included Louis A. Craig. He entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York on June 20, 1894. He graduated on April 26, 1898 and was ranked 33rd of 59. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry branch. Craig's initial assignment was to the 4th Infantry Regiment.
Personal life
In April 1901, Craig married Genevieve Woodruff, a daughter of General Charles Woodruff. They were the parents of a son, Malin Craig Jr. (1902–1981). Malin Craig Jr. was a career Army officer and World War II veteran who retired as a colonel. After his military retirement, he taught geometry in the public schools of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Early career
Craig joined the Cavalry Regiment during the Santiago Campaign, the United States' invasion of Cuba during the Spanish–American War. Craig returned from Cuba and into the 4th Cavalry Regiment, serving in Wyoming and Oklahoma until 1900, when he was with the China Relief Expedition and in the Philippine Insurrection until 1902. On February 2, 1901, he was promoted to first lieutenant, then moving to the 6th Cavalry.
Craig attended the Infantry and Cavalry School from 1903 to 1904, as well as the Staff College from 1904 to 1905. On May 7, 1904, he was promoted to captain of the 10th Cavalry Regiment and later the 1st Cavalry Regiment. Craig was jailed as a regimental quartermaster at Fort Clark, Texas, from 1906 to 1909. He would graduate from the Army War College in 1910, where Hunter Liggett was one of his classmates, and then serve in a variety of administrative roles, one of which was assigning troops to their regiments.
In 1912, he was a member of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the western United States and then became an instructor at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Army Service Schools, where he served in 1916 and 1917. In 1917, he was posted in the General Staff Corps.