Charles T. Menoher

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Charles T. Menoher
1862-1930
Major General Charles T. Menoher
Place of birth	Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1886-1926
Rank	Major General
Commands held	IX Corps Area Hawaiian Department Hawaiian Division 42nd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal

Major General Charles T. Menoher (1862-1930) was a U.S. Army general and commanded the U.S. Army Hawaiian Department from 1924-1925. The son of a Civil War veteran, was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1886 with a commission in the Artillery. He later graduated from the Army War College and was selected for the original General Staff Corps where he served from 1903-1907.

Major General Menoher commanded the Rainbow Division during World War I, participating in the Champagne-Marne offensive and in the successful Allied offensives of St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. He preceded Douglas MacArthur in this position. At war's end he commanded the VI Corps and received the Distinguished Service Medal, along with awards from France, Belgium, and Italy. Following the war, Menoher became commander of the Air Service, where he began a famous conflict with his top deputy Colonel Billy Mitchell. Requesting an assignment with troops, he then took command of the Hawaiian Division before taking over the Hawaiian Department. After this, he commanded the IX Corps Area in San Francisco until his mandatory retirement on March 20, 1926. He died on August 11, 1930.