Roscoe Barnett Woodruff | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Woody", "Spike" |
| Born | February 9, 1891 Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States |
| Died | July 24, 1975 (aged 84) San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1953 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | O-3819 |
| Unit | Infantry Branch |
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Major General Roscoe Barnett Woodruff (February 9, 1891 – July 24, 1975) was a career United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II and served for 38 years. During World War II he commanded divisions and corps in Europe and the Pacific.
A 1915 graduate of United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, he was part of "the class the stars fell on"; Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley were classmates. During World War I he served on the Mexican border and the Western Front with the 2nd Division. After the war he served in the Panama Canal Zone and attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the United States Army War College.
During World War II, he commanded the 77th Infantry Division in the United States and the VII Corps and XIX Corps in England. He then went to the Southwest Pacific Area, where he commanded the 24th Infantry Division in the Battle of Mindoro and the Battle of Mindanao. After the fighting ended, he commanded the I Corps in the Allied occupation of Japan and the First Army and XV Corps in the United States.