examination of officer education and established the progressive branch, staff, and senior service levels of officer schooling. As commander of the Seventh Army, he presided over its transformation from an army of occupation to one of deterrence. Eddy retired from the army with the rank of lieutenant general. Eddy died in Columbus, Georgia on April 10, 1962, at the age of 69, a few weeks before his 70th birthday. Eddy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Awards and decorations Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star (2) Air Medal Purple Heart Honorary Companion of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom) Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Order of the Patriotic War (Soviet Union) Medal "For Courage" (Soviet Union) Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Bibliography Henry Gerard Phillips: The Making of a Professional: Manton S. Eddy, USA, Greenwood Press, 2000, "Manton Sprague Eddy" in Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement 7: 19611965. American Council of Learned Societies, 1981 References External links Army.mil: Manton S. Eddy Generals of World War II United States Army Officers 1939–1945 |- |- |- |- 1892 births 1962 deaths Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Commandants of the United States Army Command and General Staff College Recipients of the Silver Star Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Air Medal Honorary Companions of the Order of the Bath United States Army Infantry Branch personnel Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Recipients of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the Medal "For Courage" (Russia) United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army generals of World War II United States Army generals Military personnel from Chicago United States Army Command and General Staff College faculty United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni