General George Wesley Griner Jr. (1895-1975) was an American soldier who served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply (G-4) in the early days of the
European Theater of Operations
The European Theater of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA) was a Theater of Operations responsible for directing United States Army operations throughout the European theatre of World War II, from 1942 to 1945. It commanded Army Ground For ...
to January 1943, then as Assistant Commanding General of the
77th Infantry Division to August 1943, and as Major General commanded the
13th Airborne Division (United States)
The 13th Airborne Division was an airborne forces formation of division-size of the United States Army that was active during World War II. The division was commanded for most of its existence by Major General Elbridge G. Chapman.Flanagan, ...
at formation at Ft. Bragg, and then the
98th Infantry Division from November 1943 to 26 June 1944 and then the
27th Infantry Division in the
Battle of Saipan (from 10:30 on 28 June 1944
).
Griner retired in 1946, and died in 1975.
He is buried at the
Mobile National Cemetery
Mobile National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Mobile, Alabama. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 5,326 interments. It is an annex to the larger Magnolia Cemetery.Sledge, John Sturdivant. ''Cit ...
.
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Generals of World War II
1895 births
1975 deaths
United States Army personnel of World War I
United States Army generals of World War II
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