Thomas B. Larkin

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Thomas B. Larkin
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Lieutenant General Thomas Bernard Larkin (December 15, 1890 – October 17, 1968) was a military officer who served as the 32nd

Quartermaster General of the United States Army
.

Early life

West Point
cadet in 1915

Larkin was born in

Washington Barracks, Washington, D.C. and in December was sent to France. He was awarded the Silver Star for his reconnaissance efforts during the Second Battle of the Marne
during July 1918.

From 1921 to 1923 he served as the Assistant Military Attache for the American Embassy in

Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; and in 1938 from the Army War College
.

Marriage and children

Larkin married Mary Irwin. She was the daughter of William, a

Fort Lee was named for Lieutenant Larkin. Another son, Thomas B. Larkin, Jr., was a lieutenant in the United States Navy. All four Larkins, as well as the Irwins, are buried at Arlington National Cemetery
.

Through the Irwins, Larkin was also a relative of Rear Admiral Harold Percival Norton, also buried at Arlington.

Military career

Larkin served a tour of duty in the

Governor of the Canal Zone in charge of special civil defense
.

Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, Major General John K. Cannon, Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, and Major General Thomas B. Larkin, 1944

After the

Mediterranean Theater of Operations
the until the fall of Nazi Germany.

On February 1, 1946, he became

Quartermaster General of the US Army, serving in this position until March 20, 1949.[1] He retired with grade of lieutenant general
in 1952.

Larkin died at

Walter Reed Army Hospital on October 17, 1968, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

Awards and decorations

Larkin was the recipient of numerous awards including the

Bronze Star
, Mexican Campaign Medal, World War I Victory Medal, World War I Occupation Medal, World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal; European, African, Middle East Campaign Medal; American Defense Medal, and World War II Occupation Medal.

Foreign decorations: French Croix de Guerre with Palm, the Brazilian Order of Military Merit, the Order of the Crown of Italy (Grand Order), the British Order of the Bath Companion, and the Polish Gold Cross with Sword.

References

  1. Center of Military History
    , 1975
  2. ^ "Gen. Larkin, Classmate of Ike, Dead at 77". Telegraph Herald. Washington, D.C. October 17, 1968. p. 28. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.

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