Charles T. Lanham

Major General Charles Trueman Lanham (September 14, 1902 – July 20, 1978), known as "Buck", was an author, poet, and professional soldier in the United States Army, winning 14 decorations in his career.He included among his many military adventures the command of the 22nd Infantry Regiment in Normandy in July 1944, and was the first American officer to lead a break through the Siegfried Line on September 14, 1944, near Buchet.Moving out in front of his men, Colonel Lanham proceeded forward fearlessly in the face of heavy enemy fire.Hemingway was writing battlefield stories for the American audience for Collier's and sought assignment with Lanham's regiment.[4] Lanham retired from the military at the end of 1954 as a major general, and joined the Pennsylvania-Texas Corporation of Colt's Patent Firearms.
Major General Raymond O. Barton (right) and Colonel Buck T. Lanham (left) after the latter's 22nd Infantry was first to break through the Siegfried Line on September 14, 1944
Colonel Buck T. Lanham (right) with Ernest Hemingway (left) and a 2 cm Flak 38 after breakthrough of the Siegfried Line in Western Germany, September 18, 1944
The grave of Major General Charles T. Lanham at Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D. C.Chevy Chase, MarylandArlington National CemeteryUnited States ArmyMajor GeneralInfantry Branch22nd Infantry Regiment1st Infantry DivisionWorld War IIOperation OverlordBattle of Hurtgen ForestBattle of the BulgeDistinguished Service CrossArmy Distinguished Service MedalErnest HemingwayRaymond O. BartonWashington D. C.Eastern High SchoolWest PointSiegfried LineBuchet2 cm Flak 38Collier'sCombat Infantryman BadgeOrder of the Patriotic War First ClassAcross the River and into the TreesCharles SweenyUniversity of British ColumbiaCommanding General 1st Infantry DivisionGuy S. Meloy Jr.