United States Army Major General. A 1914 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Ward received a commission to the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned to the 9th United States Cavalry serving on the Mexican border. With the entry of the United States into World War One, Ward, now an artillery officer, was sent to Europe where he would serve with distinction. After the war, Ward remained in the Army and served in numerous positions until 1939, when he was appointed secretary to Army Chief of Staff George Marshall, remaining as such until 1941. In 1942, Major General Ward was given command of the 1st Armored Division and would serve in Operation Torch, the Allied campaign in North Africa. Relieved from command in April 1943, he returned to the states until 1944 when he was assigned commander of the 20th Armored Division serving until the end of the war. In 1946, he took command of the 6th Infantry Division until 1949, when he was appointed Chief of Military History, serving until his retirement in 1953.
United States Army Major General. A 1914 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Ward received a commission to the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned to the 9th United States Cavalry serving on the Mexican border. With the entry of the United States into World War One, Ward, now an artillery officer, was sent to Europe where he would serve with distinction. After the war, Ward remained in the Army and served in numerous positions until 1939, when he was appointed secretary to Army Chief of Staff George Marshall, remaining as such until 1941. In 1942, Major General Ward was given command of the 1st Armored Division and would serve in Operation Torch, the Allied campaign in North Africa. Relieved from command in April 1943, he returned to the states until 1944 when he was assigned commander of the 20th Armored Division serving until the end of the war. In 1946, he took command of the 6th Infantry Division until 1949, when he was appointed Chief of Military History, serving until his retirement in 1953.
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