Douglass Taft Greene | |
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 Maj. Gen. Douglass T. Greene | |
| Nickname(s) | Doug |
| Born | April 23, 1891 Fort Logan, Colorado, United States |
| Died | June 13, 1964 (aged 73) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Place of burial | West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1913−1946 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Infantry Branch |
| Commands | 17th Heavy Tank Battalion 67th Infantry Regiment 67th Armored Regiment 16th Armored Division 12th Armored Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
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Major General Douglass Taft Greene (April 23, 1891 – June 16, 1964) was a United States Army officer during World War II. He served as commanding general of the 16th Armored Division and the 12th Armored Division during their training in the United States. Despite being an officer during both World War I and World War II, he never held a combat command, and was assigned to active duty positions within the continental United States during both wars.[1][2]
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WPOwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cullum, George Washington (1950). Branham, Charles (ed.). Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., from its establishment, in 1802 [Supplement, volume IX 1940–1950]. Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy. p. 1913. Retrieved April 18, 2016.