Walter Lawrence Reed | |
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| Nickname(s) | Lawrence |
| Born | 4 December 1877 Fort Apache, Arizona |
| Died | 1 May 1956 (aged 78) Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898–1940 1942–1946 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | Company A, 10th Infantry Regiment Company C, 10th Infantry Regiment Company M, 10th Infantry Regiment 12th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster |
| Relations | Major Walter Reed, (father) |
Walter Lawrence Reed (4 December 1877 – 1 May 1956) was a major general in the United States Army who served as Inspector General of the Army from 1 December 1935 to 23 December 1939. His father was Army Medical Corps officer Major Walter Reed, namesake of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.[1] He was born in Fort Apache, Arizona, and moved to Washington, D.C., where he spent most of his early life. Reed fought in the Spanish–American War and traveled across the country and to the Panama Canal Zone. He then began working as an inspector during World War I and became the inspector of Base Section Number 5 in February 1919 then worked in the American Expeditionary Forces office. For his work he earned the Distinguished Service Medal. Reed attended various military schools before returning to the Inspector General's department. In 1935 he became the inspector general of the United States Army. He retired in 1940, but was recalled to active duty during World War II, filling a role in the War Department until 1946. Reed died in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1956.[2]
- ^ "Walter L. Reed," in Whithorne, Joseph W. A., The Inspectors General of the United States Army, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center of Military History
- ^ 1950–1959 (PDF). Government Publishing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2016.