Allan Clay McBride (June 30, 1885 – May 9, 1944) was an American

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and chief of staff in the

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at the time of the Japanese invasion. He died of starvation in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp on Formosa. In 1908, McBride earned an A.B. degree from St. John's Military College in Annapolis, Maryland. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant of field artillery in September 1908. During

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, McBride served as a battalion commander in France and received a temporary promotion to lieutenant colonel. After the war, McBride graduated from the

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in 1923 and the Army War College in 1926. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in January 1933 and colonel in September 1937. Sent to the Philippines in February 1941, McBride received a temporary promotion to brigadier general in December 1941 as deputy commander of US Philippine Department. He was captured by Japanese forces at Bataan in April 1942 and awarded the

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in November 1942. McBride died after over two years as a prisoner of war. He was posthumously awarded the

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for his bravery during harsh interrogation after capture. After the war, his remains were exhumed from Taiwan in 1947, transferred to Hawaii and then reburied at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland on May 25, 1948.

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Spotlight: Allan C. McBride, Chief of Staff of the American Forces on Bataan
1885 births 1944 deaths United States Army Field Artillery Branch personnel People from Frederick, Maryland St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) alumni Military personnel from Maryland United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army War College alumni United States Army generals of World War II American prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Japan Recipients of the Silver Star Bataan Death March prisoners Recipients of the Soldier's Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) United States Army personnel killed in World War II United States Army generals Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick, Maryland) {{Mil-bio-stub