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Max
Bruce
Garber
October 18, 1877

–

May 22, 1949

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Max Garber graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1903. He retired in 1931 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1904 – 1905
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Captain (Infantry) Max Bruce Garber, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action in the expedition against the Moros in the Philippine Islands, 1904 to 1905.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    59th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 35 (1920)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Max Bruce Garber, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. Lieutenant Colonel Garber commanded with marked distinction the 59th Infantry during the attack on the Vesle. In this command he displayed those high qualities of ability, leadership, and personal courage that marked him as a determining factor in the successes achieved by the 4th Division.