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] '''Charles Wolcott Ryder''' ] (January 16, 1892 – August 17, 1960) was a senior ] ] who served with distinction in both ] and ]. ] '''Charles Wolcott Ryder''' ] (January 16, 1892 – August 17, 1960) was a senior ] ] who served with distinction in both ] and ].


⚫ ==Early life and military career==
==Biography==
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⚫ ===Early life and military career===
⚫ Born in ] in mid-January 1892 and was a Topeka High School graduate. In 1911 he entered the ] (USMA), at ]. He graduated four years later as a ] in the ] of the ] as part of the West Point class of 1915, also known as "]". Among those he graduated with were ], ], ], ] and many others who, like Ryder, would also attain ] rank. Ryder's first assignment was with the ] and, later, was on border duty near ], ]. He then served with the ] (ROTC) in ] and, by the time of the ] he was a ] in the ].<ref>http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/5351</ref>


⚫ Charles W. Ryder was born in ] in mid-January 1892 and graduated from Topeka High School. In 1911 he entered the ] (USMA), at ]. Four years later, he graduated thirty-ninth in a class of 164 as a ] in the ] of the ] as part of the West Point class of 1915, also known as "]". Among those he graduated with were ], ], ], ] and many others who, like Ryder, would also attain ] rank.
⚫ Ryder, together with the rest of his regiment, which was now part of the ] of the newly created ], was sent to the ] and arrived there in June 1917, one of the first units of the ] (AEF) to be sent overseas in World War I. Promoted to ], commanding Company 'B' of the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, Ryder and his regiment, not immediately engaged in combat, spent almost a year being trained in ] tactics from the ]. He was promoted to ] on June 17, 1918 and assumed command of the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment.


Ryder's first assignment was with the ] and, later, was on border duty near ], ]. He then served with the ] (ROTC) in ] and, by the time of the ] he was a ] in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westpointaog.org/memorials|title=West Point Association of Graduates|website=www.westpointaog.org|accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/5351*.html | title=Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351 }}</ref>
⚫ A month later, he led the battalion in the ], suffering heavy casualties, including Ryder himself, who was wounded by German artillery but continued to lead his men. Of the 1,100 men of Ryder's battalion who went "over the top" on July 18, 1918, there were less than 50 remaining five days later. However, Ryder, in his first battle, had performed well and was awarded the ], the nation's second highest award for valor in the face of the enemy, the ] and the ].<ref>http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=15639</ref>


⚫ Ryder, together with the rest of his regiment, which was now part of the ] of the newly created ], was sent to the ] and arrived there in June 1917, one of the first units of the ] (AEF) to be sent overseas in World War I. Promoted to ] in May,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/5351*.html | title=Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351 }}</ref> commanding Company 'B' of the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, Ryder and his regiment, not immediately engaged in combat, spent almost a year being trained in ] tactics from the ]. He was promoted to ] on June 17, 1918, and assumed command of the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/5351*.html | title=Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351 }}</ref>
⚫ Wounded in the heart (which would affect him for the rest of his life), he spent the next few weeks recovering in the hospital and soon returned to the command of his battalion. He again led the battalion in the ] in early October 1918, where it captured Hill 272, a dominant terrain feature in the 1st Division's sector which had brought the division to a standstill for three days. After personally observing his battalion's objective, he gave verbal orders to his company commanders and outlined his plan of attack. On October 8 the division artillery concentrated fire on the hill and Ryder's battalion, with Ryder, as at Soissons, again leading from the front, attacked the hill at 8:30am the next day, under cover of a thick fog and supported by machine guns and a huge artillery barrage. Working in small units to outflank the enemy machine guns and mortars, capturing or destroying enemy positions, the battalion had, by 11:00am, secured all its objectives and captured more than 50 machine guns and began to consolidate its position. For his personal leadership in the battle Ryder was awarded with a second Distinguished Service Cross, two of twenty five to be awarded to men of the 1st Division.<ref>http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=15639</ref> World War I came to an end just over a month later with the signing of the ] coming into effect on November 11, 1918 at 11:00am. Ryder's war was over and the personal lessons he learned would remain with him and serve him well in the future.


⚫ A month later, he led the battalion in the ], suffering heavy casualties, including Ryder himself, who was wounded by German artillery but continued to lead his men. Of the 1,100 men of Ryder's battalion who went "over the top" on July 18, 1918, there were less than 50 remaining five days later. However, Ryder, in his first battle, had performed well and was awarded the ], the nation's second highest award for valor in the face of the enemy, the ] and the ].<ref name="militarytimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/15639|title=Charles Ryder - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor|website=valor.militarytimes.com|accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>
⚫ ===Between the wars===

⚫ Wounded in the heart (which would affect him for the rest of his life), he spent the next few weeks recovering in the hospital and soon returned to the command of his battalion. He again led the battalion in the ] in early October 1918, where it captured Hill 272, a dominant terrain feature in the 1st Division's sector which had brought the division to a standstill for three days. After personally observing his battalion's objective, he gave verbal orders to his company commanders and outlined his plan of attack. On October 8 the division artillery concentrated fire on the hill and Ryder's battalion, with Ryder, as at Soissons, again leading from the front, attacked the hill at 8:30am the next day, under cover of a thick fog and supported by machine guns and a huge artillery barrage. Working in small units to outflank the enemy machine guns and mortars, capturing or destroying enemy positions, the battalion had, by 11:00am, secured all its objectives and captured more than 50 machine guns and began to consolidate its position. For his personal leadership in the battle Ryder was awarded with a second Distinguished Service Cross, two of twenty five to be awarded to men of the 1st Division.<ref name="militarytimes.com"/> World War I came to an end just over a month later with the signing of the ] coming into effect on November 11, 1918, at 11:00am. Ryder's war was over and the personal lessons he learned would remain with him and serve him well in the future.

⚫ ==Between the wars==
After the end of the conflict Ryder remained in the army, served on occupation duties in France and Germany. Ryder had been decorated with two Distinguished Service Crosses, a Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his service in the war.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Atkinson|first1=Rick|title=The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy Book 2)|date=2 October 2007|publisher=Henry Holt and Co|location=8013}}</ref> After the end of the conflict Ryder remained in the army, served on occupation duties in France and Germany. Ryder had been decorated with two Distinguished Service Crosses, a Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his service in the war.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Atkinson|first1=Rick|title=The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy Book 2)|date=2 October 2007|publisher=Henry Holt and Co|location=8013}}</ref>


], Ryder served in various posts, including the ], ], ]; the ] in ], ] and as Commandant of Cadets at West Point (1937–1941). ], Ryder served in various posts, including the ], ], ]; the ] in ], ]; Assistant Instructor of Tactics, Commanding Company of Cadets at West Point (1923-1924) and as Commandant of Cadets at West Point (1937–1941).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/5351*.html | title=Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351 }}</ref>

⚫ ==World War II==
] and Lieutenant General ], commanding the ], and Major General Charles W. Ryder, commander of the 34th Division, passing by elements of Ryder's 34th Division.]]


⚫ In 1941–1942, during ], he was ] of the ]. From May 1942 to July 1944, Ryder, promoted to ], was ] (CG) of the ], the first U.S. division deployed to ] in World War II.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/5351*.html | title=Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351 }}</ref> He led the division through the ] and the ], including the ] landings in ] in November 1942 and many battles in Italy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/5351*.html | title=Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351 }}</ref>
⚫ ===World War II===
⚫ In 1941–1942, during ], he was ] of the ]. From May 1942 to July 1944, Ryder, promoted to ], was ] (CG) of the ], the first U.S. division deployed to ] in World War II. He led the division through the ] and the ], including the ] landings in ] in November 1942 and many battles in Italy.


===Postwar=== ==Postwar==
From September 2, 1944 to December 6, 1948, Ryder served as commanding general of the ], preparing for the ]. After the ], he continued to serve as commanding general of the IX Corps during the ]. From September 2, 1944, to December 6, 1948, Ryder served as commanding general of the ], preparing for the ]. After the ], he continued to serve as commanding general of the IX Corps during the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/5351*.html | title=Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351 }}</ref>


Ryder retired from the Army in 1950 and died at ] on August 17, 1960, at the age of 68.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114003436/army-general-former-west-point-head/ |title=Army General, Former West Point Head, Dies at 68 |newspaper=] |location=Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts |agency=AP |page=9 |date=1960-08-19 |access-date=2022-12-02 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/5351*.html | title=Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351 }}</ref>
Ryder retired from the Army in 1950 and died on August 17, 1960, at the age of 68.


===Family=== ==Family==
His son, ] was a USMA graduate in the Class of 1941 who served with the ], had an equally distinguished career and, like his father, also rose to the rank of major general. His son, ] was a USMA graduate in the Class of 1941 who served with the ], had an equally distinguished career and, like his father, also rose to the rank of major general.


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United States Army general

Charles Wolcott Ryder
Nickname(s)"Doc"
Born(1892-01-16)January 16, 1892
Topeka, Kansas, United States
DiedAugust 17, 1960(1960-08-17) (aged 68)
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, United States
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1917–1950
Rank Major General
Service numberO-3802
Unit Infantry Branch
Commands1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment
34th Infantry Division
IX Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsDistinguished Service Cross (2)
Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Silver Star (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Purple Heart
World War I Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
Order of the Bath
RelationsCharles W. Ryder Jr. (Son)

Major General Charles Wolcott Ryder CB (January 16, 1892 – August 17, 1960) was a senior United States Army officer who served with distinction in both World War I and World War II.

Early life and military career

At West Point in 1915

Charles W. Ryder was born in Topeka, Kansas in mid-January 1892 and graduated from Topeka High School. In 1911 he entered the United States Military Academy (USMA), at West Point, New York. Four years later, he graduated thirty-ninth in a class of 164 as a second lieutenant in the Infantry Branch of the United States Army as part of the West Point class of 1915, also known as "the class the stars fell on". Among those he graduated with were Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, James Van Fleet, Joseph T. McNarney and many others who, like Ryder, would also attain general officer rank.

Ryder's first assignment was with the 30th Infantry Regiment and, later, was on border duty near Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He then served with the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) in New York and, by the time of the American entry into World War I he was a company commander in the 16th Infantry Regiment.

Ryder, together with the rest of his regiment, which was now part of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the newly created 1st Division, was sent to the Western Front and arrived there in June 1917, one of the first units of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) to be sent overseas in World War I. Promoted to captain in May, commanding Company 'B' of the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, Ryder and his regiment, not immediately engaged in combat, spent almost a year being trained in trench warfare tactics from the French Army. He was promoted to major on June 17, 1918, and assumed command of the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment.

A month later, he led the battalion in the Battle of Soissons, suffering heavy casualties, including Ryder himself, who was wounded by German artillery but continued to lead his men. Of the 1,100 men of Ryder's battalion who went "over the top" on July 18, 1918, there were less than 50 remaining five days later. However, Ryder, in his first battle, had performed well and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest award for valor in the face of the enemy, the Silver Citation Star and the Purple Heart.

Wounded in the heart (which would affect him for the rest of his life), he spent the next few weeks recovering in the hospital and soon returned to the command of his battalion. He again led the battalion in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in early October 1918, where it captured Hill 272, a dominant terrain feature in the 1st Division's sector which had brought the division to a standstill for three days. After personally observing his battalion's objective, he gave verbal orders to his company commanders and outlined his plan of attack. On October 8 the division artillery concentrated fire on the hill and Ryder's battalion, with Ryder, as at Soissons, again leading from the front, attacked the hill at 8:30am the next day, under cover of a thick fog and supported by machine guns and a huge artillery barrage. Working in small units to outflank the enemy machine guns and mortars, capturing or destroying enemy positions, the battalion had, by 11:00am, secured all its objectives and captured more than 50 machine guns and began to consolidate its position. For his personal leadership in the battle Ryder was awarded with a second Distinguished Service Cross, two of twenty five to be awarded to men of the 1st Division. World War I came to an end just over a month later with the signing of the Armistice with Germany coming into effect on November 11, 1918, at 11:00am. Ryder's war was over and the personal lessons he learned would remain with him and serve him well in the future.

Between the wars

After the end of the conflict Ryder remained in the army, served on occupation duties in France and Germany. Ryder had been decorated with two Distinguished Service Crosses, a Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his service in the war.

Between the wars, Ryder served in various posts, including the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; the 15th Infantry in Tientsin, China; Assistant Instructor of Tactics, Commanding Company of Cadets at West Point (1923-1924) and as Commandant of Cadets at West Point (1937–1941).

World War II

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, commanding the U.S. Fifth Army, and Major General Charles W. Ryder, commander of the 34th Division, passing by elements of Ryder's 34th Division.

In 1941–1942, during World War II, he was chief of staff of the VI Corps. From May 1942 to July 1944, Ryder, promoted to major general, was Commanding General (CG) of the 34th Infantry Division, the first U.S. division deployed to Europe in World War II. He led the division through the Tunisian campaign and the Italian Campaign, including the Operation Torch landings in French North Africa in November 1942 and many battles in Italy.

Postwar

From September 2, 1944, to December 6, 1948, Ryder served as commanding general of the IX Corps, preparing for the invasion of Japan. After the Japanese surrender, he continued to serve as commanding general of the IX Corps during the occupation of Japan.

Ryder retired from the Army in 1950 and died at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on August 17, 1960, at the age of 68.

Family

His son, Charles Wolcott Ryder Jr. was a USMA graduate in the Class of 1941 who served with the 90th Infantry Division, had an equally distinguished career and, like his father, also rose to the rank of major general.

Awards and decorations

Bronze oak leaf cluster Distinguished Service Cross (with oak leaf cluster)
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster Silver Star (with oak leaf cluster)
Bronze oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit (with oak leaf cluster)
Purple Heart
Silver star World War I Victory Medal (with Silver Citation Star)
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal (with Germany Clasp)
Companion of the Order of the Bath

References

  1. "West Point Association of Graduates". www.westpointaog.org. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. "Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351".
  3. "Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351".
  4. "Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351".
  5. ^ "Charles Ryder - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  6. Atkinson, Rick (October 2, 2007). The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy Book 2). 8013: Henry Holt and Co.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. "Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351".
  8. "Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351".
  9. "Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351".
  10. "Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351".
  11. "Army General, Former West Point Head, Dies at 68". Holyoke Transcript-Telegram. Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. AP. August 19, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Charles W. Ryder • Cullum's Register • 5351".
  13. "Catalogue description Recommendation for Award for Ryder, Charles W Rank: Major General Service". Retrieved May 22, 2019 – via National Archive of the UK.

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Military offices
Preceded byRussell P. Hartle Commanding General 34th Infantry Division
1942–1944 		Succeeded byCharles L. Bolte
Preceded byEmil F. Reinhardt Commanding General IX Corps
1944–1948 		Succeeded byLeland Hobbs
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