ABSTRACT
Van Fleet, James Alw ard (1892-1992) American major general, commander U.S. Ill Corps. A native of New Jersey, James Van Fleet graduated from West Point as an infantryman in 1915. He served in World War I as a machine gun battalion commander and was wounded in France. His interwar service included assignments as a Re serve Officer Training Corps instructor at Florida and Kansas State Universities, attendance at the Infantry School, and command of infantry units in Panama and the United States.
