Command Officer Twice/M1 Garand

[Clancy]

Without input from you guys no one learns anything Try to put in some info/question and we can learn more of the M1's History.


Thanks again
Clancy
ps Thanks for the hits

[Scarecrow Repair]

Maybe it was his son and they had the same name :-)

[Librarian]

I wonder if it's not just an error in the SA list (Legacy, below).

Appears he was a MAJ by 1920 (), a LT COL in 1929 (publication date of his book Textbook of Ordnance and Gunnery), COL around 1935 (The Army Industrial College and Mobilization Planning
Between the Wars) and BG in 1941, according to this site. Seems to have retired in 1943 and become Superintendent of Staunton Military Academy.

Army has a Historical Reference Collection with a biography for BG McFarland, but it isn't on line. The Congressional Record, which would have a record of BG McFarland's promotion confirmation, is not on line before 1983, and I'm just not so enthused that a couple of hours with microfilm seems worthwhile.

Have to be careful - there's an 'air power' McFarland, associated with Billy Mitchell, in the WWII time frame, and an intelligence McFarland in the 1960's. I think this guy is the DOB 7 July 1883 McFarland.