Fred Winchester Sladen

Fred Winchester Sladen (November 24, 1867 – July 10, 1945) was a career United States Army officer who rose to the rank of major general and became Superintendent of the United States Military Academy.

Early life Sladen was born on November 24, 1867, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Alton Sladen and Martha (Winchester) Sladen.

Education Sladen received his appointment to the US Military Academy from the State of Nebraska, graduating 27th out of 54 in his class of 1890.

Military career Sladen began his military career commissioned an officer in the Infantry branch upon graduating from the US Military Academy. From 1911 to 1914 he was commandant of cadets.

During World War I, Sladen served as commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, part of the Third Infantry Division.

General John J. Pershing, Major General Beaumont B. Buck, and Brigadier General Fred W. Sladen inspecting the Guard of Honor of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division, Vaucouleurs, France, 1918.

He served in the army until his retirement on November 30, 1931. He achieved the rank of major general and was the 32nd superintendent of the US Military Academy from 1922 to 1926. He later served as superintendent of Fort McHenry from 1931 to 1932.

Personal life Sladen married Ms. Elizabeth Lefferts of New York City on October 8, 1903, at the Church of the Holy Incarnation on Madison Avenue. One of Sladen's groomsmen was another future West Point Superintendent, William D. Connor. Their son Fred Winchester Sladen Jr. was a West Point graduate and decorated battalion commander during World War II who retired as a brigadier general.

Death Sladen died in New London, New Hampshire, on July 10, 1945.