31, 1939 after forty-one years of active duty service. Upon his retirement, he received a second Distinguished Service Medal for his service as Army Chief of Staff. World War II and death Craig's retirement was short-lived, however. On September 26, 1941, with war on the horizon, he was recalled to active duty to head the War Department's Personnel Board, a body responsible for selecting individuals who were to receive direct commissions in the army. He headed the board until shortly before his death. Craig died at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. on July 25, 1945, where he had been ill for the previous year. He was posthumously awarded a third Distinguished Service Medal and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Personal life In April 1901, Craig married Genevieve Woodruff, a daughter of General Charles Woodruff. They were the parents of a son, Malin Craig Jr. (1902–1981). Malin Craig Jr. was a career Army officer and World War II veteran who retired as a colonel. After his military retirement, he taught geometry in the public schools of Montgomery County, Maryland. Awards Dates of rank References Bibliography Official Register of the United States Army. 1945. The Adjutant General. Washington, D.C. p. 1135. Further reading "Craig, Malin". 1999. American National Biography. 5. 1875 births 1945 deaths United States Army Infantry Branch personnel United States Army Cavalry Branch personnel People from St. Joseph, Missouri United States Military Academy alumni United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army War College alumni American military personnel of the Spanish–American War American military personnel of the Philippine–American War United States Army generals of World War II United States Army generals United States Army Chiefs of Staff Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Honorary Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Burials at Arlington National Cemetery American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion United States Army generals of World War I