United States Army General. He began his military career graduating from the Military Academy at West Point as a Lieutenant in 1919. He went on to graduate from the German Army General Staff College, learned German tactical operations, and served in Berlin (1936-38). With the advent of Word War II, he returned to Washington, D. C. and became the U.S. Military's foremost authority on German tactical operations. In 1943, he was assigned Major General Chief of Staff for Lord Mountbatten, the British Admiral who was Commander in Chief of the Allies' Southeast Asia Command. After the war, he was promoted Lieutenant General Army Chief of Plans and Operations in 1947. He was sent to China and Korea, where he gave tactical assistance which would have resulted in Nationalist Armies performing far better in combat against the Communist Chinese. Retuning to America, he served as the 6th Army Commanding General in San Francisco. He retired in 1951, was promoted to Four-Star General on July 19, 1954, and was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. He died at age 92 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
United States Army General. He began his military career graduating from the Military Academy at West Point as a Lieutenant in 1919. He went on to graduate from the German Army General Staff College, learned German tactical operations, and served in Berlin (1936-38). With the advent of Word War II, he returned to Washington, D. C. and became the U.S. Military's foremost authority on German tactical operations. In 1943, he was assigned Major General Chief of Staff for Lord Mountbatten, the British Admiral who was Commander in Chief of the Allies' Southeast Asia Command. After the war, he was promoted Lieutenant General Army Chief of Plans and Operations in 1947. He was sent to China and Korea, where he gave tactical assistance which would have resulted in Nationalist Armies performing far better in combat against the Communist Chinese. Retuning to America, he served as the 6th Army Commanding General in San Francisco. He retired in 1951, was promoted to Four-Star General on July 19, 1954, and was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. He died at age 92 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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