USMA Class of 1889. Cullum No. 3305.
Major General.
He was the son of Bernard J.D. Irwin and Antoinette Stahl Irwin.
On April 30, 1892 as George L. Irwin, he married Maria Elizabeth Barker at Manhattan, New York.
They were the parents of three children including John D'arcy Irwin (1896-1973).
Fort Irwin was established in 1940 by presidential order. It was later named in memory of Major General George Irwin. It is located 37 miles northeast of Barstow, California halfway between Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California.
He spent his entire life in the Army. He was born at Fort Wayne in Michigan and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1889. After graduation he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. He was with the volunteer regiments in the Spanish-American War as a Captain. He rejoined the regular Army in the artillery and served in the Philippines, the Canal Zone and Cuba. In 1917, he commanded the 161st Field Artillery Brigade at Camp Grant. During World War I he commanded the 41st Infantry Division in France and later led the 66th, 2nd and 57th Field Artillery Brigades. He served on the Verdun front, the Alsace front, in the Marne-Aisne, Oise-Aisne and Meuse-Argonne actions. His awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palm. When he returned to the United States he was placed in command of the artillery school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In December 1930, he became ill and traveled to Europe, accompanied by his wife, to recuperate. He died aboard the Italian liner, Virgilio at the Port of Spain, Trinidad while en route to the Canal Zone to resume his command as a Divisional Commander of the Panama Canal Department. His death was due to amoebic dysentery, which he acquired while in the Philippines. He had planned to return to the United States when his term of duty in the Canal Zone ended on March 4. Survivors included his widow, Maria Barker Irwin, one daughter, Frances Josephine (born 1898), two sons, Major Stafford LeRoy Irwin of Fort Sill, Oklahoma and John D'Arcy Irwin (born 1896) of the District of Columbia and two sisters, Mrs. Robert R. McCormick and Mrs. Arthur Small of Chicago.
Sources: The Evening Star, Friday, February 20, 1931 and The Chicago Tribune, Friday, February 21, 1931.
Major General.
He was the son of Bernard J.D. Irwin and Antoinette Stahl Irwin.
On April 30, 1892 as George L. Irwin, he married Maria Elizabeth Barker at Manhattan, New York.
They were the parents of three children including John D'arcy Irwin (1896-1973).
Fort Irwin was established in 1940 by presidential order. It was later named in memory of Major General George Irwin. It is located 37 miles northeast of Barstow, California halfway between Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California.
He spent his entire life in the Army. He was born at Fort Wayne in Michigan and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1889. After graduation he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. He was with the volunteer regiments in the Spanish-American War as a Captain. He rejoined the regular Army in the artillery and served in the Philippines, the Canal Zone and Cuba. In 1917, he commanded the 161st Field Artillery Brigade at Camp Grant. During World War I he commanded the 41st Infantry Division in France and later led the 66th, 2nd and 57th Field Artillery Brigades. He served on the Verdun front, the Alsace front, in the Marne-Aisne, Oise-Aisne and Meuse-Argonne actions. His awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palm. When he returned to the United States he was placed in command of the artillery school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In December 1930, he became ill and traveled to Europe, accompanied by his wife, to recuperate. He died aboard the Italian liner, Virgilio at the Port of Spain, Trinidad while en route to the Canal Zone to resume his command as a Divisional Commander of the Panama Canal Department. His death was due to amoebic dysentery, which he acquired while in the Philippines. He had planned to return to the United States when his term of duty in the Canal Zone ended on March 4. Survivors included his widow, Maria Barker Irwin, one daughter, Frances Josephine (born 1898), two sons, Major Stafford LeRoy Irwin of Fort Sill, Oklahoma and John D'Arcy Irwin (born 1896) of the District of Columbia and two sisters, Mrs. Robert R. McCormick and Mrs. Arthur Small of Chicago.
Sources: The Evening Star, Friday, February 20, 1931 and The Chicago Tribune, Friday, February 21, 1931.
USMA Class of 1889. Cullum No. 3305.
Major General.
He was the son of Bernard J.D. Irwin and Antoinette Stahl Irwin.
On April 30, 1892 as George L. Irwin, he married Maria Elizabeth Barker at Manhattan, New York.
They were the parents of three children including John D'arcy Irwin (1896-1973).
Fort Irwin was established in 1940 by presidential order. It was later named in memory of Major General George Irwin. It is located 37 miles northeast of Barstow, California halfway between Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California.
He spent his entire life in the Army. He was born at Fort Wayne in Michigan and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1889. After graduation he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. He was with the volunteer regiments in the Spanish-American War as a Captain. He rejoined the regular Army in the artillery and served in the Philippines, the Canal Zone and Cuba. In 1917, he commanded the 161st Field Artillery Brigade at Camp Grant. During World War I he commanded the 41st Infantry Division in France and later led the 66th, 2nd and 57th Field Artillery Brigades. He served on the Verdun front, the Alsace front, in the Marne-Aisne, Oise-Aisne and Meuse-Argonne actions. His awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palm. When he returned to the United States he was placed in command of the artillery school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In December 1930, he became ill and traveled to Europe, accompanied by his wife, to recuperate. He died aboard the Italian liner, Virgilio at the Port of Spain, Trinidad while en route to the Canal Zone to resume his command as a Divisional Commander of the Panama Canal Department. His death was due to amoebic dysentery, which he acquired while in the Philippines. He had planned to return to the United States when his term of duty in the Canal Zone ended on March 4. Survivors included his widow, Maria Barker Irwin, one daughter, Frances Josephine (born 1898), two sons, Major Stafford LeRoy Irwin of Fort Sill, Oklahoma and John D'Arcy Irwin (born 1896) of the District of Columbia and two sisters, Mrs. Robert R. McCormick and Mrs. Arthur Small of Chicago.
Sources: The Evening Star, Friday, February 20, 1931 and The Chicago Tribune, Friday, February 21, 1931.
Major General.
He was the son of Bernard J.D. Irwin and Antoinette Stahl Irwin.
On April 30, 1892 as George L. Irwin, he married Maria Elizabeth Barker at Manhattan, New York.
They were the parents of three children including John D'arcy Irwin (1896-1973).
Fort Irwin was established in 1940 by presidential order. It was later named in memory of Major General George Irwin. It is located 37 miles northeast of Barstow, California halfway between Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California.
He spent his entire life in the Army. He was born at Fort Wayne in Michigan and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1889. After graduation he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. He was with the volunteer regiments in the Spanish-American War as a Captain. He rejoined the regular Army in the artillery and served in the Philippines, the Canal Zone and Cuba. In 1917, he commanded the 161st Field Artillery Brigade at Camp Grant. During World War I he commanded the 41st Infantry Division in France and later led the 66th, 2nd and 57th Field Artillery Brigades. He served on the Verdun front, the Alsace front, in the Marne-Aisne, Oise-Aisne and Meuse-Argonne actions. His awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palm. When he returned to the United States he was placed in command of the artillery school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In December 1930, he became ill and traveled to Europe, accompanied by his wife, to recuperate. He died aboard the Italian liner, Virgilio at the Port of Spain, Trinidad while en route to the Canal Zone to resume his command as a Divisional Commander of the Panama Canal Department. His death was due to amoebic dysentery, which he acquired while in the Philippines. He had planned to return to the United States when his term of duty in the Canal Zone ended on March 4. Survivors included his widow, Maria Barker Irwin, one daughter, Frances Josephine (born 1898), two sons, Major Stafford LeRoy Irwin of Fort Sill, Oklahoma and John D'Arcy Irwin (born 1896) of the District of Columbia and two sisters, Mrs. Robert R. McCormick and Mrs. Arthur Small of Chicago.
Sources: The Evening Star, Friday, February 20, 1931 and The Chicago Tribune, Friday, February 21, 1931.
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