Background
Thiele, Claude Martin was born on September 25, 1888 in Danville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Edward B. and Emma L. (Hodges) Thiele.
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Claude Martin Thiele
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Civil Engineer, Cornell Univercity, 1911. Coast Artillery School, 1924, Command and General staff schedul, 1924-1925, Army War College, 1931-1932.
Career
Commissioned Second lieutenant, C.A.C., United States Army, 1911, advanced through ranks to brigadier general, 1941. Served Adjunct General’s Department, France, Germany, 1919-1923. War Department General Staff, 1932-1936.
Commissioned 63d Central America (anti-aircraft) and Fort MacArthur, 1936-1938.
On staff of commanding general and United States High Commissioner, Philippines, 1938-1940. Commander 77th Central America, 34th Central America Brigade, Fort Bragg, 1941.
Anti-aircraft Region Norfolk, Anti-aircraft Command European Theater of Operations, 1942. Anti-aircraft officer East.T.O., 1943.
Anti-aircraft officer 12th Army Group, 1944-1945.
Commanding general, American University, Shrivenham, England, 1945. Commanding general United Kingdom Base. Senior army instructor North.M.N.G., 1947-1948.
Retired, 1948.
Recalled to active duty Office of Army Field Forces, 1949.
Achievements
Membership
Member Seal and Serpent Society. Club: Army and Navy (Washington).
Connections
Married Ethel A. Wilson, June 25, 1913.
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Religion
Presbyterian
Awards
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Awarded Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Ribbon (United States), Chevalier Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre with palm (France), Chevalier Order of Leopold I, Croix de Guerre with palm, Order Leopold II (Belgium), Croix de Guerre with palm, Grand Ducal Order Couronne de Chêne (Luxembourg), Order Orange-Nassau with swords (Netherlands), Commander British Empire.Awarded Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Ribbon (United States), Chevalier Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre with palm (France), Chevalier Order of Leopold I, Croix de Guerre with palm, Order Leopold II (Belgium), Croix de Guerre with palm, Grand Ducal Order Couronne de Chêne (Luxembourg), Order Orange-Nassau with swords (Netherlands), Commander British Empire.