Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.

Adna Romanza Chaffee, Jr. (September 23, 1884 – August 22, 1941) was a major general in the United States Army, called the "Father of the Armored Force" for his role in developing the U.S. Army's tank forces. Adna Chaffee, Jr. was the son of lieutenant general Adna R. Chaffee, Sr. Born in Junction City, Kansas on September 23, 1884, he was commissioned a lieutenant of cavalry in 1906 after graduating from the United States Military Academy, and won recognition as the "Army's finest horseman." In World War I, he was an infantry major with the IV Corps during the St. Mihiel offensive, and as a colonel, he later served with the III Corps throughout the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Following the war, he returned to his Regular Army rank of...