Oscar Griswold

Oscar Woolverton Griswold was born on 22 October 1886 in Ruby Valley, Nevada. He attended the University of Nevada, Reno from 1905 to 1906, when he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy. On graduation with the West Point Class of 1910, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Infantry.[1]

Griswold's early company grade assignments included three years service in China from 1914 to 1917. During World War I he served as a major and Lieutenant Colonel in the 84th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, from 1918 to 1919, and participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.[1]

Griswold was assigned to the United States Military Academy from 1921 to 1924. He graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1925, graduating 189th in the class of 258,[2] and the United States Army War College in 1929.[1] From 1929 to 1931 Griswold served with the War Department General Staff. This duty was followed by service with the United States Army Air Corps. He served as a member of the Infantry Board from 1932 to 1936, and from 1936 to 1939 was assigned to the Office, Chief of Infantry.[1]

After World War II, Griswold served as Commanding General of the Seventh United States Army from 11 June 1946 to 15 March 1947,[4] and then the Third United States Army from 15 March to 14 April 1947.[5]

In October 1947, Griswold retired to The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and resided in the Broadmoor Stadium Apartments. In 1948 he was employed by The Broadmoor Hotel Corporation as the Director of Athletic Events. These included ice hockey and figure skating in the Broadmoor Ice Palace. He also appeared in a television segment of This Is Your Life in December 1956 where he lauded the exploits of an army captain who refused to surrender in the Philippines and successfully led a guerilla campaign against the Japanese until he turned himself in to General Griswold. He remained employed by the Broadmoor until health problems caused him to retire. He died on 28 September 1959.[1][6]

Griswold's awards and decorations include the following:

	Army Distinguished Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
	Navy Distinguished Service Medal
	Silver Star with one oak leaf clusters
	Legion of Merit
	Bronze Star Medal
	Air Medal
	Purple Heart[5]
	Victory Medal
	American Defense Service Medal
	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two campaign stars
	World War II Victory Medal
	Army of Occupation Medal

In 1946 he received a Doctor of Laws from the University of Nevada, Reno.[1]

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date
No insignia	Cadet	USMA	June 15, 1906
No insignia in 1910	Second Lieutenant	Regular Army	June 15, 1910
	First Lieutenant	Regular Army	July 1, 1916
	Captain	Regular Army	May 15, 1917
	Major	National Army	June 7, 1918
	Lieutenant Colonel	National Army	October 1, 1918
	Major	Regular Army	July 1, 1920
	Lieutenant Colonel	Regular Army	March 1, 1935
	Colonel	Regular Army	July 1, 1939
	Brigadier General	Army of the United States	October 1, 1940
	Major General	Army of the United States	August 5, 1941
	Brigadier General	Regular Army	March 1, 1944
	Lieutenant General	Army of the United States	April 14, 1945
	Major General	Regular Army	December 1, 1946
	Lieutenant General	Retired List	October 31, 1947

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