Second United States Army
Second United States Army shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	October 15, 1918 - April 15, 1919; October 20, 1939 - January 1, 1966
Country	United States
Branch	Regular Army
Type	Field Army
Motto	"Second To None"
Engagements	World War I
Commanders
Notable commanders	William Simpson Leonard T. Gerow

Second United States Army was formed October 15, 1918 during World War I. It functioned as a training and administrative headquarters until being inactivated 15 April 1919.

The Second United States Army was activated again and served as a training army for much of its existence until inactivation in 1966.

Contents 1 History 1.1 World War I 1.1.1 Subordinate Units 1.1.1.1 Along the line 1.1.1.2 In reserve 1.2 World War II 1.3 Post-World War II 2 Past Commanders 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] World War I

Second Army's task during the First World War was to hold the line a short distance east of the Moselle River in France following the end of the Saint-Mihiel offensive along the Western Front. The army was also tasked with reinforcing units from the active-in-combat soldiers of the U.S. First Army.

On 10 November, Second Army advanced on German positions, already in disorder and retreating. Word did not reach the units advancing until after eleven-hundred hours on 11 November, making it one of the last units to fight to the very conclusion of the war. On 15 April of the following year, Second Army was inactivated.

[edit] Subordinate Units

[edit] Along the line

• U.S. 33rd Division (Illinois National Guard)
• U.S. 28th Division (Pennsylvania National Guard)
• U.S. 7th Division (Regular Army)
• U.S. 92nd Division (United States Colored Troops)

[edit] In reserve

• U.S. 4th Division (Regular Army)
• U.S. 35th Division (Missouri and Kansas National Guard)
• one brigade, U.S. 88th Division (Minnesota and North Dakota National Guard)

[edit] World War II

This section requires expansion.

[edit] Post-World War II

In November 1964, as an effort to reorganize military operations, the Department of the Army announced the closure of Fort Jay at Governors Island New York and the relocation of U.S.First Army to Fort Meade, Maryland. First and Second Armies would merge and Second Army subsequently inactivated. It had been proposed that First Army be inactivated, but its commander Lt. General Robert W. Porter, Jr. strongly protested the proposal and it was dropped. In the end, Second Army headquarters staff were retained and became the new staff for U.S. First Army. On January 1, 1966 at Fort Meade, Second Army was inactivated and its colors cased by commander, Lt. General William F. Train who then assumed command of U.S. First Army.

[edit] Past Commanders

Date Began	Date Ended	Commanding General
15 October 1918	15 April 1919	Robert Lee Bullard
20 October 1939	25 April 1943	Ben Lear
25 April 1943	7 May 1945	Lloyd Fredendall
1945 October	1946 November	William Simpson
1948 January	1950 July	Leonard T. Gerow
10 August 1950	11 April 1951	James Alward Van Fleet
11 April 1951	1953 April	Edward H. Brooks
1953	1956	Floyd L. Parks
1957	1960	Charles E. Hart

[edit] References

Ray, Max (1980). The History of the First United States Army From 1918 to 1980. Fort Meade MD: First United States Army. pp. 120, 124. 

[edit] External links

• Second Army Operations
• The Doughboy Center: Second Army

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