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United States Army officer (1874–1942)

William K. Naylor
Naylor as a Brigadier General in 1919
Born	(1874-11-24)24 November 1874 Farmington, Illinois, United States
Died	3 August 1942(1942-08-03) (aged 67) Farmington, Pennsylvania, United States
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1898–1938
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0-635
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands	Fifth Corps Area 10th Infantry Brigade 18th Infantry Brigade 13th Infantry Regiment 15th Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	Spanish-American War World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive Somme Offensive
Awards
Alma mater	University of Minnesota United States Army Command and General Staff College United States Army War College

William Keith Naylor (24 November 1874 – 3 August 1942) was a brigadier general in the United States Army, who served as the chief of staff of the 33rd Division and IX Corps during World War I.

Born in Farmington, Illinois, Naylor enlisted for service in the Spanish-American War with the 14th Minnesota Infantry Regiment in May of 1898. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the regular army, Naylor saw action in Cuba.

Early life

Early career

World War I

33d Division

Continued career

Tientsin

Later career

Retirement

Death and legacy

Family

Awards

American awards

Foreign awards

Effective dates of promotion

Naylor's effective dates of promotion were:^[1]

Second Lieutenant (14th Minnesota Infantry Regiment), 8 May 1898

Second Lieutenant, 9 July 1898

First Lieutenant, 2 March 1899

Captain, 14 August 1903

Major, 15 May, 1917

Lieutenant Colonel (temporary), 5 August 1917

Colonel (temporary), 18 August 1917

Brigadier General (temporary), 1 October 1918

Major, 31 August 1919 (reduced from temporary brigadier general)

Colonel, 1 July 1920

Brigadier General, 1 December 1933

Brigadier General (retired), 30 November 1938

Works by Naylor

References

1. The Adjutant General's Office 1942, p. 1182.

Sources

Books

• The Adjutant General's Office (1942). Official Army Register. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office. p. 1182 – via Internet Archive.

Internet

Magazines

Newspapers

Further reading

External Links