| Augustine McIntyre Jr. | |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Death Place: | Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
| Placeofburial: | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1900-1940 1940-1944 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Servicenumber: | 0-1118 |
| Unit: | U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch |
| Commands: | Battery B, 3rd Field Artillery 326th Field Artillery Regiment 63rd Field Artillery Brigade 154th Field Artillery Brigade 4th Field Artillery Brigade 1st Field Artillery Brigade 38th Division 6th Field Artillery Regiment 11th Field Artillery Regiment 13th Field Artillery Regiment United States Army Field Artillery School Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program, University of Missouri |
| Battles: | Philippine–American War World War I World War II |
| Awards: | Army Distinguished Service Medal |
| Signature: | Signature of Augustine McIntyre Jr. (1876–1954).png |
Augustine McIntyre Jr. (July 19, 1876 – September 6, 1954) was a career officer in the United States Army. A member of the Field Artillery branch, he was a veteran of the Philippine–American War, World War I, and World War II. He attained the rank of brigadier general, and was most notable for his command of several artillery brigades during the First World War, and command of the Field Artillery School at the start of the Second World War.
McIntyre was born on July 19, 1876, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] [2] He attended the United States Military Academy, graduating with the class of 1900.[1] [3] McIntyre played baseball on the Army team.[3]
McIntyre received a commission with the cavalry. He transferred to the artillery and served with the 6th Artillery.[3]
McIntyre was promoted to brigadier general on April 15, 1918.[4]
McIntyre commanded the 13th Field Artillery.[3] [5] He then commanded the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.[3] He was awarded the Army DSM for his service during World War I. The citation reads:
He taught military science and tactics at the University of Missouri.[3]
McIntyre married Jane Clemens Swigert on May 10, 1906.[3] She died in 1950.[2]
McIntyre died at Brooke Army Medical Center on September 6, 1954, and was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.[2] [3]