Manus MacCloskey was a Brigadier General

Brigadier general (United States)

A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...

 in the United States Army

United States Army

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. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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, MacCloskey graduated from the United States Military Academy

United States Military Academy

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 in 1898. He would serve in the Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War

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 and the China Relief Expedition

China Relief Expedition

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. During World War I

World War I

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 he commanded the 12th Field Artillery Regiment

12th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

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 and fought in the Battle of Verdun

Battle of Verdun

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, the Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)

Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)

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, the Battle of Belleau Wood

Battle of Belleau Wood

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, and the Battle of Soissons (1918)

Battle of Soissons (1918)

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. Awards he received during his career include the Distinguished Service Medal

Distinguished Service Medal (Army)

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, the Silver Star

Silver Star

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 with oak leaf cluster

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, and the Purple Heart

Purple Heart

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 with oak leaf cluster.

He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery

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. His son was Brigadier General Monro MacCloskey

Monro MacCloskey

-Biography:MacCloskey was born in 1902 at Fort Worden. His father was Brigadier General Manus MacCloskey. MacCloskey was a close friend of Air Force Chief of Staff Hoyt Vandenberg. He died on January 29, 1983 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.-Career:...

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