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Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, Jr. (April 9, 1885 – June 5, 1964) was a Major General in the United States Army. He commanded the United States Army Infantry School and the G-1 (personnel) staff section of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II. He was the father of General Charles H. Bonesteel III. ==Biography== The son of U.S. Army Major Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, Sr. (1851 – 1902; West Point, 1876), the second Charles H. Bonesteel (pronounced "Bonn-eh-stel")〔New York Times, (Bonesteel of Iceland ), May 17, 1942〕 was born at Fort Sidney, Nebraska on April 9, 1885.〔James Terry White, (The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography ), Volume 51, 1969, page 248〕 His mother Mary Greene Bonesteel, was the daughter of Oliver Duff Greene, who received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Antietam.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Memorial: Charles H. Bonesteel, 1908 )〕 Bonesteel graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1908 and was appointed a Second Lieutenant of Infantry.〔George Washington Cullum, (Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy ), Volume 5, 1910, page 820〕 His initial assignments included postings in the Philippines, Hawaii and Texas. During World War I he served with the 55th Infantry Regiment, and later at the Newport News, Virginia point of embarkation. From 1919 to 1924 Bonesteel was an instructor at West Point.〔A. N. Marquis, (The Monthly Supplement: A Current Biographical Reference Service ), Volumes 1-2, 1940, page 194〕 Bonesteel graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1926 and served on the staff of the Chief of Infantry until 1930. From 1930 to 1931 Bonesteel was assigned to the 18th Infantry Regiment, first as Commander of its 1st Battalion, and later as the regiment's Executive Officer, or second in command. In 1932 he graduated from the United States Army War College.〔Marquis Who's Who, (Who Was Who In American History: The Military ), 1975, page 56〕 From 1932 to 1940 Bonesteel's assignments included: Instructor and Section Chief at the Infantry School; Commander, 1st Battalion 2nd Infantry Regiment; and Commander of the 19th Infantry Regiment.〔Maxine Block, E. Mary Trow, (Current Biography: Who's News and Why ), 1942, pages 95 to 96〕 Beginning in 1940 Bonetseel's service covered several command positions, to include: Chief of Staff, VI Corps Area and Second U.S. Army; Commander, VI Corps Area;〔Chicago Tribune, (Gen. Bonesteel Made Chief of 6th Corps Area ), October 11, 1940〕 Commander, 5th Infantry Division;〔H. W. Wilson Company, (Current Biography Yearbook ), Volume 3, 1942, page 95〕 Commander, Iceland Base Command;〔New York Times, (Bonesteel Made Chief in Iceland ), April 28, 1942〕 Commandant of the Infantry School;〔Peggy A. Stelpflug, Richard Hyatt, (Home of the Infantry: The History of Fort Benning ), 2007, page 152〕 Commander, Western Defense Command;〔Christian Science Monitor, (Petition Seeks to Allow Nisei Return to Coast ), July 6, 1944〕 and Assistant to the Commanding General, Twelfth United States Army Group. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1940〔New York Times, (Eleven promoted in High Army Ranks ), April 25, 1940〕 and Major General in 1941.〔Chicago Tribune, (Name Bonesteel and Nine Others Major Generals ), April 11, 1941〕 In 1944 Bonesteel was assigned as Commander of the G-1 (Personnel) Staff Section at SHAEF Headquarters. He remained in this position until 1945, when he was assigned as Chief of the General Inspectorate Section for the U.S. European Theater of Operations.〔Brenda Moore, (To Serve My Country, to Serve My Race ), 1997, Notes for Chapter 5〕 Later in 1945 Bonesteel returned to the United States as President of the War Department Manpower Board, where he served until retiring in 1947.〔Associated Press, (Army Slashes its Civilian Personnel ), Daytona Beach Morning Journal, August 30, 1946〕 Bonesteel died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on June 5, 1964.〔New York Times, (Maj. Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel, Officer in 2 Wars, Dead at 79 ), June 6, 1964〕〔Baltimore Sun, Bonesteel, General, Dies, June 6, 1964〕 He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 3, Site 1374-A.〔Thomas E. Spencer, (Where They're Buried ), 2009, page 457〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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