USMA Class of 1916. Cullum No. 5478.
He was the son of James J. Moses and Minerva Rich Moses.
In 1900 his parents divorced.
In 1917, he married Marjorie Louise Bush in the Little Church By The Sea in Colon, Panama.
They were the parents of two children.
He portrayed Coach Towers in the 1927 MGM silent film "West Point" which starred William Haines and Joan Crawford.
1937-06-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-26 Colonel, Army of the United States
1942-03-11 Brigadier-General, Army of the United States
1944-08-01 Colonel
1949-06-01 Brigadier-General, Retired
Service
1934-06–1937-07-01 Secretary of Mississippi River Commission
1937-07-01–1940-07-10 District Engineer, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1940-07–1941-05 Commanding Officer 5th Engineers Regiment
1941-05–1941-12 Chief of Supply Division, Office of the Chief of Engineers
1942-01–1942-02 Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications Zone, Eastern Defense Command
1942-03-09–1943-09-01 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), War Department General Staff
1943-09-04–1945-07-31 Assistant Chief of Staff, 12th Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1943-09-04 Assistant Chief of Staff, 1st Army Group, United Kingdom
1944-01–1944-08 Chief of US Administration Staff, 21st (British) Army Group, Northwestern Europe
1945-08-01–1946-01-14 Assistant Chief of Staff, European Theater of Operations
1946-01-15–1946-02-12 Member of Liquidation & Manpower Board, European Theater of Operations
1946-03–1946-10 Assistant Chief of Engineers for Supply
1946-11–1949-01 Division Engineer, New England Division
1949-05-31 Retired
He was the son of James J. Moses and Minerva Rich Moses.
In 1900 his parents divorced.
In 1917, he married Marjorie Louise Bush in the Little Church By The Sea in Colon, Panama.
They were the parents of two children.
He portrayed Coach Towers in the 1927 MGM silent film "West Point" which starred William Haines and Joan Crawford.
1937-06-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-26 Colonel, Army of the United States
1942-03-11 Brigadier-General, Army of the United States
1944-08-01 Colonel
1949-06-01 Brigadier-General, Retired
Service
1934-06–1937-07-01 Secretary of Mississippi River Commission
1937-07-01–1940-07-10 District Engineer, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1940-07–1941-05 Commanding Officer 5th Engineers Regiment
1941-05–1941-12 Chief of Supply Division, Office of the Chief of Engineers
1942-01–1942-02 Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications Zone, Eastern Defense Command
1942-03-09–1943-09-01 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), War Department General Staff
1943-09-04–1945-07-31 Assistant Chief of Staff, 12th Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1943-09-04 Assistant Chief of Staff, 1st Army Group, United Kingdom
1944-01–1944-08 Chief of US Administration Staff, 21st (British) Army Group, Northwestern Europe
1945-08-01–1946-01-14 Assistant Chief of Staff, European Theater of Operations
1946-01-15–1946-02-12 Member of Liquidation & Manpower Board, European Theater of Operations
1946-03–1946-10 Assistant Chief of Engineers for Supply
1946-11–1949-01 Division Engineer, New England Division
1949-05-31 Retired
USMA Class of 1916. Cullum No. 5478.
He was the son of James J. Moses and Minerva Rich Moses.
In 1900 his parents divorced.
In 1917, he married Marjorie Louise Bush in the Little Church By The Sea in Colon, Panama.
They were the parents of two children.
He portrayed Coach Towers in the 1927 MGM silent film "West Point" which starred William Haines and Joan Crawford.
1937-06-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-26 Colonel, Army of the United States
1942-03-11 Brigadier-General, Army of the United States
1944-08-01 Colonel
1949-06-01 Brigadier-General, Retired
Service
1934-06–1937-07-01 Secretary of Mississippi River Commission
1937-07-01–1940-07-10 District Engineer, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1940-07–1941-05 Commanding Officer 5th Engineers Regiment
1941-05–1941-12 Chief of Supply Division, Office of the Chief of Engineers
1942-01–1942-02 Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications Zone, Eastern Defense Command
1942-03-09–1943-09-01 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), War Department General Staff
1943-09-04–1945-07-31 Assistant Chief of Staff, 12th Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1943-09-04 Assistant Chief of Staff, 1st Army Group, United Kingdom
1944-01–1944-08 Chief of US Administration Staff, 21st (British) Army Group, Northwestern Europe
1945-08-01–1946-01-14 Assistant Chief of Staff, European Theater of Operations
1946-01-15–1946-02-12 Member of Liquidation & Manpower Board, European Theater of Operations
1946-03–1946-10 Assistant Chief of Engineers for Supply
1946-11–1949-01 Division Engineer, New England Division
1949-05-31 Retired
He was the son of James J. Moses and Minerva Rich Moses.
In 1900 his parents divorced.
In 1917, he married Marjorie Louise Bush in the Little Church By The Sea in Colon, Panama.
They were the parents of two children.
He portrayed Coach Towers in the 1927 MGM silent film "West Point" which starred William Haines and Joan Crawford.
1937-06-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-26 Colonel, Army of the United States
1942-03-11 Brigadier-General, Army of the United States
1944-08-01 Colonel
1949-06-01 Brigadier-General, Retired
Service
1934-06–1937-07-01 Secretary of Mississippi River Commission
1937-07-01–1940-07-10 District Engineer, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1940-07–1941-05 Commanding Officer 5th Engineers Regiment
1941-05–1941-12 Chief of Supply Division, Office of the Chief of Engineers
1942-01–1942-02 Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications Zone, Eastern Defense Command
1942-03-09–1943-09-01 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), War Department General Staff
1943-09-04–1945-07-31 Assistant Chief of Staff, 12th Army Group [Northwestern Europe]
1943-09-04 Assistant Chief of Staff, 1st Army Group, United Kingdom
1944-01–1944-08 Chief of US Administration Staff, 21st (British) Army Group, Northwestern Europe
1945-08-01–1946-01-14 Assistant Chief of Staff, European Theater of Operations
1946-01-15–1946-02-12 Member of Liquidation & Manpower Board, European Theater of Operations
1946-03–1946-10 Assistant Chief of Engineers for Supply
1946-11–1949-01 Division Engineer, New England Division
1949-05-31 Retired
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