Timeline
Birth- Mar 9, 1886
Urbana, Ohio
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 62 - 23 years
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1948
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service Start Date
1909
Rank
General
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- Apr 3, 1913-Age: 27 years
Emmaline Gudger
Panama
1914 - 1918World War I
Rank
Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel
Conflict Period
World War I
Branch
Army
Unit
Siberian Intervention
Award
Distinguished Service Cross
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Commands held
30th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division, I Corps, Eighth Army
Rank
Major General, Lieutenant General
Major battles/operations
Battle of Buna–Gona, Operations Reckless and Persecution, Battle of Biak, Battle of Leyte, Battle of Luzon, Battle of the Visayas, Invasion of Palawan, Battle of Mindanao
Served For
United States of America
Employment: End Date
1942
Employment: Employer
U.S. Military Academy
Employment: Place
West Point, New York
Employment: Position
Superintendent
Employment: Start Date
1940
Gender
Male
Education: Institution
U.S. Military Academy
Education: To
1919
Education: Place
West Point, New York
Education: From
1905
Death- Sept 26, 1961-Age: 76 years
Asheville, North Carolina
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Other Facts
Full Name
Robert Eichelberger
Full Name
Robert Lawrence Eichelberger
Father
George Maley Eichelberger
Mother
Emma Ring Eichelberger
