and in the reduction of the Saint-Mihiel salient. In October 1918, as commander of the First United States Army with the rank of lieutenant general in the national army, he directed the final phases of the Meuse-Argonne offensive and the pursuit of German forces until the armistice. After commanding the post-war Army of Occupation, Liggett returned to his permanent rank of major general, and retired in 1921. Throughout most of this period, Liggett's aide-de-camp was James Garesche Ord, a major general in World War II. Retirement and death Liggett wrote about his war time experiences in A.E.F.: Ten Years Ago in France (1928). In 1930, Congress passed a law permitting World War I general officers to retire at the highest rank they had held, and Liggett was promoted to lieutenant general on the retired list. He died December 30, 1935 in San Francisco, California and is interred at the San Francisco National Cemetery. His grave can be found in the officers' section 3, plot 1. Honors and awards Military honors American awards Foreign awards Army Distinguished Service medal citation Citation Other honors In his honor, the United States Army named a base on California's central coast, Fort Hunter Liggett. Liggett Hall is a regimental-sized barracks building constructed at Fort Jay on Governors Island in New York Harbor. Completed in 1930, it was thought to be the largest building constructed by the U.S. Army and was the largest structure built under the supervision of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. It was superseded by the Pentagon, constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1943. The was a passenger ship that was transferred to the Army and renamed Hunter Liggett in February 1939. The ship transported personnel and supplies until May 27, 1941, when she was turned over to the Navy. Converted to Navy use at Brooklyn Navy Yard, she re-commissioned as AP-27 June 9, 1941, and then again reclassified APA-14 February 1, 1943 for the United States Coast Guard. Dates of rank Source: Army Register, 1931 See also List of United States Military Academy alumni List of major generals in the United States Regular Army before July 1, 1920 List of lieutenant generals in the United States Army before 1960 References Bibliography External links |- |- |- |- 1857 births 1935 deaths United States Army generals of World War I United States Military Academy alumni Recipients of the Distinguished Service