James W. McAndrew

James William McAndrew
Born	(1862-06-29)June 29, 1862 Hawley, Pennsylvania, US
Died	April 30, 1922(1922-04-30) (aged 59) Washington, D.C., US
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1888–1922
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-22
Unit	United States Infantry Branch
Commands	Army Service Schools 18th Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade, 1st Division American Expeditionary Forces Staff College Army War College
Battles / wars	Ghost Dance War Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (Great Britain) Croix de Guerre with two Palms (France) Officer of the Legion of Honor (France) Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) Order of the Crown of Italy Order of Prince Danilo I (Montenegro) Medal of La Solidaridad (Panama)

James William McAndrew (June 29, 1862 – April 30, 1922) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of major general, and was most notable for his service as chief of staff of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.

A native of Hawley, Pennsylvania, McAndrew graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1888 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry. His early assignments were in the western United States, and he took part in the Ghost Dance War of 1890-1891. He served in Cuba during the Spanish–American War, including the Battle of El Caney and the Siege of Santiago, and in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War.

As McAndrew's career progressed, he completed the Army School of the Line (1910), Command and General Staff College (1911), and Army War College (1913). At the start of World War I, he was promoted to colonel as commander of the 18th Infantry Regiment. He commanded the regiment until he was promoted to temporary brigadier general as commander of 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. After service as commandant of the American Expeditionary Forces Staff College in Langres, McAndrew was promoted to major general and assigned as AEF chief of staff. He served in this position until the end of the war, and received credit for steps to improves the AEF staff's efficiency with respect to its planning process and preparation of operations orders.

After the war, McAndrew was assigned as commandant of the Army War College. He suffered health problems brought on by overexerting himself during his AEF service, and died in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 1922. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.