A History of the Commanding Officers at Fort Monmouth ... - CECOM

He later served in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer and in theOffice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington.Conrad returned to Fort Monmouth in July 1954 as commandant ofthe Signal School, but only served a week. He was actingCommanding Officer during General Lawton's convalescent leave.Conrad assumed command of Fort Monmouth on 1 September 1954and served in that capacity until June 1957.General Conrad was placed on the Temporary Disability Retired Liston 1 April 1960, and on 1 July 1963 he was placed on the ArmyRetired List in the grade of Major General. He died in December 1964.Major General Kirke B. LawtonMajor General Kirke B. Lawton became theseventeenth Commanding Officer of FortMonmouth in December 1951.Lawton was born in November 1894 in Athol,Massachusetts. He graduated from WorcesterPolytechnic Institute in 1917. He entered theU.S. Army in August 1917 after being commissioneda Second Lieutenant of Infantry,Regular Army.He first came to theMG Kirke B. LawtonSignal Corps andCamp Vail in January 1920 for signaltraining. He remained five years at Camp Vailwith duty in the 15th Service Company andcompleted the Signal School Course in 1924.After a tour of duty in the Canal Zone hereturned to the Signal School, remaining untilthe summer of 1931.Over 8,000 troopsparticipated inthe garrisonreview honoringMG Lawton’sretirement.During World War II General Lawton served as director of the ArmyPictorial Service in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, and later wasassigned to the Public Relations Division of the SupremeHeadquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe.Lawton returned to Fort Monmouth in December 1951 asCommanding Officer and served until August 1954, when he retiredfrom the U.S. Army. General Lawton died in October 1979.Commanding Officers at Fort Monmouth