Edward M. Almond and the US Army: From the 92nd Infantry Division to the X Corps

This study presents a comprehensive look at a complex man who exhibited an unfaltering commitment to the military and to his soldiers but whose career was marked by controversy. As a senior Army officer in World Wars I and II, Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond lived by the adage that "units don't fail, leaders do." He was chosen to command the 92nd Infantry Division-one of only two African American divisions to see combat during WWII-but when the infantry performed poorly in Italy in 1944-1945, he ...