John F. Madden

John Fitz Madden (March 30, 1870 – May 19, 1946) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the U.S. response to the Garza Revolution, Spanish–American War, United States Military Government in Cuba, Philippine–American War, Pancho Villa Expedition, and World War I, he attained the rank of brigadier general and was a recipient of the French Legion of Honor (Officer) for his First World War service. Madden served in both high level staff positions, including chief quartermaster of the Pancho Villa Expedition, and important commands, including the 26th Infantry Regiment and the Hawaiian Division's 21st Infantry Brigade.

A native of Sacramento, California, Madden attended the Saint Matthew's Hall military boarding school, the Lincoln School in San Francisco, and San Francisco's Boys' High School. During his high school years, Madden belonged to the Cadet Company, a unit of students that performed duty with the 1st Regiment of the California National Guard, and he attained the rank of first lieutenant. After his 1890 graduation, Madden joined the 1st Regiment's Company C, in which he attained the rank of corporal. From 1890 to 1891, he attended the University of California, Berkeley.

In 1891, Madden's application for a commission in the United States Army was approved and he was appointed a second lieutenant of Infantry. Initially assigned to the 5th Infantry Regiment, Madden advanced through the ranks, primarily as a member of the 29th Infantry Regiment and in temporary Quartermaster assignments. He took part in the Spanish–American War, United States Military Government in Cuba, and Philippine–American War. During the Pancho Villa Expedition, Madden served as chief quartermaster. At the start of World War I, he served as commander of the Advance Section for the Services of Supply, American Expeditionary Forces, and he was later assigned as assistant to the chief quartermaster of the American Expeditionary Forces with headquarters in Paris. During the war he received promotion to temporary brigadier general. After the war, he received the Legion of Honor (Officer) from France.

Madden's post-war assignments included command of the 19th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Regiment and 21st Infantry Brigade. He retired in 1934 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 64, and was a resident of the Marlborough Hotel in East Orange, New Jersey. He died in Staten Island, New York on May 19, 1946. Madden was buried at Sacramento Historic City Cemetery in Sacramento. Provided by Wikipedia