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United States Army officer (1879–1970)

Robert M. Beck Jr.
Born	(1879-05-09)9 May 1879
Died	4 July 1970(1970-07-04) (aged 91)
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1901–1939
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-1337
Unit	Cavalry Branch
Commands	2nd Cavalry Brigade 4th Cavalry Regiment
Battles / wars	Philippine-American War World War I Second Battle of the Marne Meuse–Argonne offensive
Awards
Alma mater	United States Military Academy

Robert McCandlass Beck Jr. (9 May 1879 – 4 July 1970) was a major general in the United States Army who served as chief of staff of the 32nd Division during World War I.

Early life

 

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Early career

Philippine-American War

Continued career

World War I

 

Beck with Lieutenant Colonel Paul Clemens in 1918

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, 18 February 1901

First Lieutenant, 2 August 1905

Captain, 12 June 1916

Lieutenant Colonel (Georgia National Guard), 26 November 1916

Captain, 28 June 1917 (resigned as lieutenant colonel)

Major (temporary), 5 August 1917

Lieutenant Colonel (temporary), 11 May 1918

Colonel (temporary), 14 September 1918

Captain, 30 June 1920 (reduced from temporary colonel)

Major, 1 July 1920

Lieutenant Colonel, 10 July 1920

Colonel, 1 November 1931

Brigadier General, 1 October 1936

Major General, 1 November 1938

Major General (retired), 31 October 1939

Works by Beck

References

1. The Adjutant General's Office 1942, p. 997.

Sources

Books

• The Adjutant General's Office (1942). Official Army Register. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office. p. 997 – via Internet Archive.

Internet

Magazines

Newspapers

Further reading

External links