{{Short description|US Army general (1876–1959)}} {{for|the English fantasy author|David Lee Stone}} {{Infobox military person | name = David L. Stone | nickname = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1876|8|15|df=y}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1959|12|28|1876|8|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Stoneville, Mississippi]] | death_place = [[Tacoma, Washington]] | image = David L. Stone (3).jpg | image_size = | caption = | allegiance = United States | branch = {{flag|United States Army}} | service_years = 1898–1940 | rank = [[File:US-O8 insignia.svg|24px]] [[Major general (United States)|Major General]] | commands = {{plainlist| *[[Fifth Corps Area|5th Corps Area]] *[[Panama Canal Department]] *[[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]] *14th Infantry Brigade *[[52nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|52nd Infantry Regiment]] *14th Infantry Brigade (Acting) *[[3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|3rd Infantry Regiment]] *[[6th Infantry Regiment (United States)|6th Infantry Regiment]] }} | battles = {{plainlist| *[[Spanish–American War]] *[[Philippine–American War]] *[[World War I]] }} | awards = {{plainlist| *[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]] *[[Silver Star]] *[[Purple Heart]] }} }} '''David Lamme Stone Jr.''' (15 August 1876 – 28 December 1959) was a [[United States Army]] [[major general (United States)|major general]]. As a junior officer in 1917, he supervised the creation of [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Camp Lewis]] in Washington state. As a general officer in 1936, he returned there to command the [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]]. He held several other commands until retiring in 1940.
==Early life and education== Stone was born in [[Stoneville, Mississippi]]. His parents both died when he was young, so he was raised by an aunt and uncle in nearby [[Greenville, Mississippi]].<ref name=bio/> Stone entered the [[United States Military Academy]] in June 1894. He graduated last in a class of 59 cadets in April 1898 and was commissioned as an infantry officer.<ref name="Cullum 1900">{{cite book |url=http://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/p16919coll3/id/14687/rec/5 |title=Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York since its establishment in 1802: Supplement, 1890–1900 |date=1901 |volume=IV |page=657 |publisher=The Riverside Press |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>
==Military career== Soon after graduation, Stone was sent to Cuba with the [[22nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|22nd Infantry]] during the [[Spanish–American War]]. His regiment returned to [[Offutt Air Force Base|Fort Crook]] in Nebraska and then was ordered to the Philippines in January 1899.<ref name="Cullum 1900"/> He served in combat in the Philippines until the end of 1901. Stone returned to the United States in January 1902 and returned to the Philippines in November 1903.<ref name="Cullum 1910"/> For his service during the [[Philippine–American War]], he earned the [[Silver Star]] on his first tour and the [[Purple Heart]] on his second tour.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8HabECJ71A0C&pg=PA294 |title=Official Register of the Officers and Cadets |chapter=Class of 1898—Register of Graduates |date=1969 |page=294 |publisher=United States Military Academy |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>
[[File:111-SC-28466 - NARA - 55216386 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Major General [[Robert Lee Bullard]], the newly appointed commander of the U.S. Second Army, pictured here with members of his staff at Second Army's headquarters at [[Toul]], [[Meurthe-et-Moselle]], France, October 20, 1918. Stood just behind Bullard is his deputy chief of staff, Colonel David L. Stone.]]
From June 1905 to August 1907, Stone received experience on construction work with the [[United States Army Quartermaster Corps|Quartermaster Department]].<ref name="Cullum 1910">{{cite book |url=http://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/p16919coll3/id/16579/rec/8 |title=Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York since its establishment in 1802: Supplement, 1900–1910 |date=1910 |volume=V |page=613 |publisher=Seemann & Peters, Printers |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref> From April 1909 to April 1912, he served as the constructing quartermaster at [[Fort Sill]] in Oklahoma. Stone was then assigned to the [[25th Infantry Regiment (United States)|25th Infantry]], serving at [[Fort Lawton]] in Washington state and commanding a company in Hawaii until June 1915.<ref name="Cullum 1920"/>
In May 1917, a month after the [[American entry into World War I]], Stone was placed in charge of constructing Camp Lewis and promoted to major.<ref name="Cullum 1920"/> He finalized the site selection and supervised the construction by Hurley Mason Contractors.<ref name=bio/> On 5 August, Stone received a temporary promotion to lieutenant colonel.<ref name=register>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/officialarmyregi1944unit/officialarmyregi1944unit.pdf |title=Official Army Register |date=1 January 1944 |page=1361 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref> After successful completion of the construction project, he became division quartermaster for the [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]] in December 1917 at [[Camp Greene]] in North Carolina.<ref name="Cullum 1920">{{cite book |url=http://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/p16919coll3/id/20284/rec/4 |title=Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York since its establishment in 1802: Supplement, 1910–1920 |date=September 1920 |volume=VI-A |pages=855–856 |publisher=Seemann & Peters, Printers |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>
When the division was sent to France in May 1918, Stone became an assistant chief of staff and received a temporary promotion to colonel. In September, he was transferred to the [[Second United States Army|Second Army]] headquarters staff, serving as deputy chief of staff from October 1918 to April 1919, when the headquarters was deactivated. Stone was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]] for his [[World War I]] service, the citation for which reads:
{{Blockquote|The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Quartermaster Corps) David Lamme Stone, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, 3d Division, as G-1 of that organization, and later as G-1, 2d Army, Colonel Stone performed with distinction his important duties. In the action from 5 July to 2 August 1918, near Chateau Thierry, and in the advance to the Ourcq River, he displayed tireless energy and ability of an unusually high order in supplying troops under the most difficult conditions. Aggressive and resourceful, he proved equal to every emergency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/18225|title=Valor awards for David Lamme Stone|publisher=Military Times}}</ref>}}
After the war, he served as the American Army representative on the [[Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission|Inter-Allied Rhineland Commission]] until June 1920.<ref name="Cullum 1920"/><ref name="Cullum 1930"/> Stone was actively involved in the post-war German reconstruction efforts.<ref name=bio/>
Effective 1 July 1920, Stone was permanently promoted to colonel.<ref name=register/> From February 1923 to December 1924, he served on the General Staff of the [[Seventh Corps Area|7th Corps Area]] in Omaha, Nebraska.<ref name="Cullum 1930"/> From September 1924 to March 1926, Stone served as commander of the [[6th Infantry Regiment (United States)|6th Infantry Regiment]].<ref name=order/> From March 1927 to June 1930, he was [[Chief of the United States Army Reserve|Executive for Reserve Affairs]] at the [[United States Department of War|War Department]].<ref name="Cullum 1930">{{cite book |url=http://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/p16919coll3/id/22801/rec/7 |title=Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York since its establishment in 1802: Supplement, 1920–1930 |date=March 1931 |volume=VII |page=476 |publisher=R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref> From July 1930 to July 1932, Stone commanded the [[3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|3rd Infantry Regiment]] and [[Fort Snelling]] in Minnesota.<ref name="Cullum 1940">{{cite book |url=http://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/p16919coll3/id/18092/rec/2 |title=Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York since its establishment in 1802: Supplement, 1930–1940 |date=April 1941 |volume=VIII |page=117 |publisher=R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref> From May to November 1931, he was also acting commanding general of the 14th Infantry Brigade.<ref name=order>{{cite book |url=https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/combat-studies-institute/csi-books/OrderofBattle1.pdf |title=US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 |first=Stephen E. |last=Clay |date=2010 |pages=302, 362, 396 |publisher=Combat Studies Institute Press |location=Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |access-date=2024-08-11}}</ref>
From August 1932 to June 1933, Stone taught military science and tactics at the [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]] while also commanding the [[52nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|52nd Infantry Regiment]].<ref name=order/><ref name="Cullum 1940"/> On 24 May 1933, he was promoted to [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]].<ref name=register/> From July 1933 to September 1936, he commanded the 14th Infantry Brigade and Fort Snelling. Stone then commanded the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis from September 1936 to March 1937.<ref name="Cullum 1940"/> On 1 October 1936, he was promoted to major general.<ref name=register/> From April 1937 to January 1940, Stone served as the commanding general of the [[Panama Canal Department]]. On 22 January 1940, he assumed command of the [[Fifth Corps Area|5th Corps Area]] at [[Fort Hayes]] in Ohio. Stone relinquished command on 25 April 1940<ref name="Cullum 1940"/> and retired from active duty on 15 August 1940 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 64.<ref name=register/><ref>{{cite book |url=http://digital-library.usma.edu/digital/collection/p16919coll3/id/20668/rec/1 |title=Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York since its establishment in 1802: Supplement, 1940–1950 |date=December 1955 |volume=IX |page=73 |publisher=The Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>
==Family and later life== Stone married Helen Lemon Hoagland (23 September 1876 – 16 March 1929) in 1903 while he was stationed at [[Fort Omaha]] in Nebraska. They had two daughters and two sons, but one of the boys died young. After his first wife's death, Stone remarried with divorcée Anita (Thorne) Corse (6 March 1895 – 5 June 1994) on 1 January 1936 at her family's mansion, [[Thornewood]], on American Lake in [[Lakewood, Washington]] near Fort Lewis.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/9100 |title=Stone, General David L. (1876-1959) |first=Duane Colt |last=Denfeld |date=3 August 2009 |publisher=The Free Encyclopedia of Washington State History |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/ft-lewis/search/results/1/CgVTdG9uZRIFQW5pdGEaBlRob3JuZQ--/ |title=Stone, Anita Thorne |website=Army Cemeteries Explorer |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>
After retirement, Stone and his second wife lived at Thornewood, which she had inherited. When his health began to deteriorate, she sold the mansion and they moved to [[Tacoma, Washington]]. He died there at the age of 83 and was buried in the Camp Lewis Post Cemetery on 31 December 1959.<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/ft-lewis/search/results/1/CgVTdG9uZRIFRGF2aWQaBUxhbW1l/ |title=Stone, David Lamme |website=Army Cemeteries Explorer |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>
==Legacy== A circle at the center of the Camp Lewis Post Cemetery on [[Joint Base Lewis–McChord]] is dedicated to Major General David L. Stone and to all unknown American soldiers who died in active service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://armycemeteries.army.mil/Cemeteries/Camp-Lewis-Post-Cemetery |title=Camp Lewis Post Cemetery |publisher=Office of Army Cemeteries |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref> The David L. Stone Education Center at the base is also named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://home.army.mil/lewis-mcchord/about/Directorates-support-offices/dhr/aces |title=Army Continuing Education Services |publisher=Joint Base Lewis-McChord |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Commons category|David L. Stone}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, David L.}} [[Category:1876 births]] [[Category:1959 deaths]] [[Category:People from Washington County, Mississippi]] [[Category:People from Greenville, Mississippi]] [[Category:United States Military Academy alumni]] [[Category:Military personnel from Mississippi]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Spanish–American War]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Philippine–American War]] [[Category:Recipients of the Silver Star]] [[Category:United States Army personnel of World War I]] [[Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)]] [[Category:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty]] [[Category:United States Army generals]] [[Category:People from Lakewood, Washington]] [[Category:Military personnel from Tacoma, Washington]] [[Category:19th-century United States Army personnel]]