Advertisement

MG Benjamin Franklin Giles

Advertisement

MG Benjamin Franklin Giles Veteran

Birth
Mineola, Wood County, Texas, USA
Death
30 Nov 1974 (aged 82)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 29.47574, Longitude: -98.43263
Plot
Section B Grave 1-G
Memorial ID
View Source
Major General Giles was the twin brother of Lt. General Barney M. Giles. Commander of Greenland Base Command, then Eastern Canada Base Command, 1941-43. In March 1944 he was appointed commanding general of the United States Air Forces in the Middle East.
Major General Giles was the twin brother of Lt. General Barney M. Giles. Commander of Greenland Base Command, then Eastern Canada Base Command, 1941-43. In March 1944 he was appointed commanding general of the United States Air Forces in the Middle East.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Maintained by: John P. Bell
  • Added: Oct 26, 2000
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18137/benjamin_franklin-giles: accessed ), memorial page for MG Benjamin Franklin Giles (13 Sep 1892–30 Nov 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18137, citing Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Maintained by John P. Bell (contributor 46808380).