June 11, 1979 (aged 86) San Antonio, Texas, United States
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1916–1953
Rank
Lieutenant General
Service number
0-4666
Unit
Infantry Branch
Commands held
12th Machine Gun Battalion 3rd Battalion, 45th Infantry Regiment 92nd Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division X Corps United States Army War College
Battles/wars
World War I World War II Korean War
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star (2) Purple Heart Eulji Order of Military Merit (2)
Lieutenant General Edward Mallory Almond (December 12, 1892 – June 11, 1979) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in World War I, World War II, where he commanded the 92nd Infantry Division, and the Korean War, where he commanded the U.S. X Corps.
Lieutenant General Edward Mallory Almond (December 12, 1892 – June 11, 1979) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in World War I, World...
the Chinese force surprised the US X Corps commanded by Major General EdwardAlmond in the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal 17-day battle in freezing weather...
which he served as an aide to general Alonzo Patrick Fox and general EdwardAlmond. Afterward, he served as an aide to defense secretary Robert McNamara...
situation. They met with MacArthur and his chief of staff, Major General EdwardAlmond, in Tokyo on 13 July. MacArthur impressed on them the danger of underestimating...
as the command for the landing forces, and appointed Major General EdwardAlmond, his chief of staff, as Corps' commander, anticipating the operation...
warfare. In response, US X Corps under the command of Major General EdwardAlmond managed to cripple the KPA forces at Wonju, and the UN forces later...
particular, had resisted the exhortations by X Corps commander General EdwardAlmond to move forward more quickly. Smith ensured that his Marine units were...
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evacuated to South Korea. On 8 December 1950 US X Corps commander General EdwardAlmond received UN Commander General Douglas MacArthur’s order to evacuate...
Operation Chromite was then given to Major General EdwardAlmond, the X Corps commander. General Almond was in an enormous hurry to capture Seoul by September...
Meanwhile, units of the U.S. 92nd Infantry Division, under Major General EdwardAlmond, moved to the Garfagnana sector, in November, and advanced along the...
general 1st Marine Division. C.T./Gao Mingyu Evans as Major General EdwardAlmond, commanding general X Corps. Duan Yihong as Tan Ziwei, commander of...
of 1932 Frank M. Andrews, Class of 1933 George Kenney, Class of 1933 EdwardAlmond, Class of 1934 Omar Bradley, Class of 1934 Ulysses S. Grant III, Class...
Wonsan on 26 October. As part of X Corps commanded by Army Major General EdwardAlmond the division was ordered to push north towards the Yalu River as fast...
the Chinese force surprised the US X Corps commanded by Major General EdwardAlmond at the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal 17-day battle in freezing weather...
provide the corps with naval support for and after the landing. General EdwardAlmond, commander of X Corps, and Struble received preliminary instructions...
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Chinese border due to a lack of coordination between Walker, General EdwardAlmond, Commander of the X Corps, and MacArthur's headquarters in Tokyo. Eventually...
forces. Acting on the orders of the Corps Commander, Major General EdwardAlmond and 1st Marine Division Command General Oliver P. Smith, the commanders...
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MacArthur (middle), Commander in Chief of U.N. Forces; and Major General EdwardAlmond (right), observe the shelling of Inchon from the U.S.S. Mt. McKinley...