Major General Bruce Magruder First Lt. of Infantry in District of Columbia National Guard, Jan. 21, 1903, to Aug. 30, 1904: Honorably discharged to enlist in Regular Army: Private, Corporal and Sargent in Coast Artillery Corps Aug. 31, 1904 to Feb. 27, 1907; commissioned Second Lieutenant of Infantry, Feb. 28, 1907; First Lieutenant, July 19, 1911; Captain, July 1, 1916; Major (temporary) Nov. 28, 1917; Lt. Colonel (temporary), Nov. 6, 1918; Major (permanent) July 1, 1920; Lt. Colonel, May 27, 1930; Colonel, Aug. 1, 1935; Brigadier General, Nov. 1, 1939; Major General, Oct. 1, 1940.

Major General Magruder is a distinguished graduate of the Command and General Staff School and a graduate of the Infantry School Advanced Course.

In the Intelligence Section at General Pershing's Headquarters during the last World War. General Magruder was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.