Lemuel Mathewson

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Lemuel Mathewson
Lemuel Matthewson.jpg
General Mathewson in Berlin c. 1951
Born(1899-03-29)March 29, 1899
Bath, New York
DiedFebruary 26, 1970(1970-02-26) (aged 70)
Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1918–1958
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands Sixth United States Army
V Corps
United States Communications Zone, Orléans, France
United States Berlin Command
11th Airborne Division Artillery
XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery
Battles / wars World War II
Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star Medal
Order of Alexander Nevsky (USSR)
Other workChairman, Inter-American Defense Board

Lemuel Mathewson (March 29, 1899 – February 26, 1970) was a United States Army lieutenant general.

Contents

Early career

At West Point in 1922 Lemuel Mathewson (1899-1970) at West Point in 1922.png
At West Point in 1922

Mathewson was born in Bath, New York on March 29, 1899. [1] A 1917 graduate of Bath's Haverling High School, [2] he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1922 and was commissioned as an artillery officer. [3]

In the 1920s and 1930s, Mathewson served in a variety of assignments in the United States and overseas, including graduate student in Madrid, Spain, professor of Spanish at the United States Military Academy, instructor at the Fort Sill, Oklahoma Field Artillery School, and special projects officer in Latin America. [4] [5] [6] [7]

From 1938 to 1939, Mathewson attended the Command and General Staff College. [8] [9]

World War II

Post World War II

Later career

Awards and decorations

Mathewson's awards included the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, the Bronze Star Medal [26] and the Order of Alexander Nevsky from the Soviet Union. [27]

Later work

Mathewson served as Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board from 1958 to 1961. [28] [29] [30]

Retirement and death

After retiring from the IADB Mathewson resided in McLean, Virginia. He died at Walter Reed Army Hospital on February 26, 1970. [31] General Mathewson was buried in Section III Site A-24 of the West Point Cemetery. [32]

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  2. Steuben County History web site, Bath Area High School Graduates page
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  10. Annual Proceedings of the Legislature of Steuben County, published by Steuben County (N.Y.) Legislature, 2005, page 71
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Military offices
Preceded by Commanding General of the Sixth United States Army
1957–1958
Succeeded by