page_title: Paul Bernard Malone
section_title: Later career
hierarchical_section_title: Paul Bernard Malone / Later career
caption_attribution_description: English: Brigadier General Paul B. Malone, Commanding the Tenth Infantry Brigade from August 29, 1918, to March 1, 1919. Photo by Harris and Ewing.
context_page_description: Paul Bernard Malone was a highly decorated officer in the United States Army with the rank of Major General. Following his graduation from the United States Military Academy, he participated in the Spanish–American and Philippine–American Wars and commanded an Infantry Brigade in the last year of the World War I. Malone reached the rank of Brigadier general during that conflict and distinguished himself during the Battle of Soissons.
  He received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal and several foreign decorations. Malone remained in the Army following the war and completed his service as Commanding general, Fourth United States Army in 1936.
context_section_description: Upon his return to the United States, Malone reverted to the peacetime rank of lieutenant colonel and returned to the War Department General Staff. He was then sent to the newly-born Army Infantry School at Fort Benning and served consecutively as Assistant Commandant under Generals Charles S. Farnsworth and Walter H. Gordon. During his tenure at the Army Infantry School, Malone reached the rank of Colonel and is also credited with the design of School Crest "Follow Me!".
  In April 1925, Malone was promoted again to the rank of Brigadier general and ordered to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where he assumed command of 2nd Infantry Division. While in this capacity, he supported American Legion War orphans’ fund, when first time in radio history broadcast conducted a talk from an airplane 3000 feet in the air. A fleet of three planes maneuvered over the city of San Antonio, directed by radio during the broadcasting.
  He then briefly commanded the 12th Infantry Brigade at Fort Sheridan, Illinois between March-June 1928, when he was promoted to Major general and assumed command of Sixth Corps Area with headquarters in Chicago. Malone left United States in April 1929 and embarked for the Philippines, where he assumed command of Philippine Division at Fort William McKinley. While in this capacity, Malone served under Major general Douglas MacArthur, who commanded Philippine Department and Governor Henry L. Stimson.
  Malone returned stateside in June 1931 and assumed duty as Commanding general, Third Corps Area in Baltimore, Maryland. He was transferred to San Francisco in March 1935 and assumed command of Ninth Corps Area. During his tenure there, Malone's units participated in the California Pacific International Exposition.
  In May 1935, he was given additional duty as Commanding general, Fourth United States Army in San Francisco. The Fourth Army mission was to develop defense and operational plans for contingencies in the vicinity of the Pacific Coast and the western United States, review the mobilization plans of the Seventh and Ninth Corps Areas, and oversee the training of units in the army area. Malone served in that capacities until April 30, 1936, when he retired from active duty following a 42 years of service.
caption: Malone following his return from France in 1919.
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