Malin Craig
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Malin Craig (August 5, 1875 - July 25, 1945) was a United States Army general.
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Craig was born in St. Joseph, Missouri.
He was an 1898 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He served as president of the Army War College in 1935 and served as the U.S. Army Chief of Staff from October 2, 1935 to August 31, 1939. That appointment carried with it promotion to general. His retirement 1939. As Chief of Staff of the Army, Craig pointed out to Congress the Army’s lack of preparedness in manpower and materiel, stressed the essentiality of lead time in military preparedness, focused attention on Army planning, and, within governmental constraints, prepared the Army for World War II. After forty-one years of active duty, was short-lived, however. On September 26, 1941, with war on the horizon he was recalled to active duty to head the War Department's Personnel Board, a body responsible for selecting individuals who were to receive direct commissions in the Army. He headed the board until shortly before his death in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 1945.
| Preceded by: Douglas MacArthur | Chief of Staff of the United States Army 1935–1939 | Succeeded by: George C. Marshall |
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