Class of 1917

(Born May 1, 1896.)

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, June 14, 1913, to April 20, 1917, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 11th Infantry.

First Lieut., 11th Infantry, May 15, 1917.

Served: At Chickamauga Park, Ga., with regiment, to

(Captain, Temporary, 11th Infantry, Aug. 15, 1917)

April 15, 1918; at Camp Merritt, N. J., to April 21; en route to France, April 21 to May 1; with regiment in France in Operations against Germans to June 14, 1918, when he was wounded in action; with 4th Section, General Staff, 1st Army, A. E. F., Aug. 1, 1918, to April 24, 1919; with First Army during its operations at St. Mihiel and in Meuse-Argonne Offensive; at Antwerp, Belgium, with 4th Section, General Staff, S. O. S., Third Army, April 24, 1919, to –––––

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Military History. —

Captain, Temporary, of Infantry, Aug. 5, 1917.

At Antwerp, Belgium, with 4th Section, General Staff, Service of Supply, Third Army, April 24, 1919, to June, 1919; with G‑4, 3rd Army, Coblenz, Germany, June, 1919; returned to the United States, July, 1919; at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., on duty with the U. S. Disciplinary Barracks, Aug., and Sept., 1919; at Fort Snelling, Minn., with 49th Infantry, Sept., 1919; at Fort Crook, Nebr., with part of the 49th Infantry, Oct., 1919, to

Captain of Infantry, Nov. 7, 1919.

Dec., 1920; detailed on a Chautauqua Tour for the Adjutant-General's Department during the year 1921; at Washington, D. C., Office of the Assistant Secretary of War, Oct., 1921, to Sept., 1924; at Fort Benning, Ga., student officer, Infantry School, Sept., 1924, to May, 1925, when he was graduated; at the Presidio of San Francisco, Calif., with 30th Infantry, June, 1925, to apr., 1928; at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., Headquarters 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Apr., 1928, to May, 1929; at Indianapolis, Ind., Instructor with the Indiana National Guard, May, 1929, to –––––

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Military History: —

Capt. Inf., Nov. 7, 1919

At Indianapolis, Ind., Instr., Indiana N. G., May, 1929 to

Maj., Inf., Jan. 14, 1933

July, 1933; at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., student off., C. & gs33 School, Aug., 1933 to June, 1935;

(Detailed G. S. with troops, July, 1835)

at Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., assigned to 2d Div., Actg. C. of S., G‑3, to Aug., 1935; at Omaha, Nebr., Hq. 7th C. A., Actg. C. of S., G‑2, to July, 1936; at Washington, D. C., student off., A. W. C., Aug., 1936 to June, 1937;

(Detailed G. S. with Troops, June, 1937)

at Ft. Lewis, Wash., assigned to Hq. 3d Div., Actg. c. of S., G‑2 and G‑3, to July 1940; at Washington, D. C., Instr., A. W. C., to –––––

Awarded Purple Heart for wounds received in action June 14, 1917 with 11th Inf., 5th Div., A. E. F.

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Military History: —

Maj Inf 14 Jan 33

Washington DC, Instr AWC, 40; member GSC 37–

Lt Col Inf 1 Jul 40

40, Mar‑Jun 42; GHQ P and T Off, 40; AGF, Dpty C/S C/S 41–

Brig Gen AUS 5 Aug 41

Maj Gen AUS 17 Apr 42

42; aptd C/S for Grd Fcs in Europe, —

(DSM)

Jul 42; led secret msn by submarine to obtain information in North Africa preparatory to Allied invasion, 42a

Lt Gen AUS 11 Nov 42

(LM)

CG Fifth Army in invasion of Italy

(DSC Navy DSM BSM)

Brig Gen 1 Sep 43

Maj Gen 7 Oct 44

capture of Rome 44; CG 15 Army Gp, Dec 44–

Gen AUS 10 Mar 45

May 45; CG USFA, 45–

(2DSM)

47; Dpty US Secy of State, 47; sat in London and Moscow with Council of Foreign Ministers negotiating a treaty for Austria 47; San Francisco Calif, CG Sixth US Army, Jun 47–Sep 49; Ft Monroe Va, C AFF, Oct 49 –––––

K. B. E. cr 44; Grand Officer of Legion of Honor (France); Military Order of Suvarov First Degree (Russia); Order of the Southern Cross Degree of Grand Officer (Brazil); Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Sts Maurice and Lazarus and Silver Medal for Valor (Italy); Order of the Roman Rank of Grand Officer (Belgium); Order of the White Lion of Victory First Cl (Czecho­slovakia); Order of Virtuti Militari Fifth Cl (Poland); Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite Cherifien First Cl (Morocco)

Thanks of us House of Representatives, 45

Honorary Degrees: Hon Dr Civil Laws Oxford 45; D Pol Sc U of Naples (Italy) 43; D Sc U of Florence (Italy) 45; D Pol Sc U of Vienna (Austria) 46; LL D Oberlin Coll Ohio, 47; LL D U of SO Calif 49; LL D U of San Francisco 47

Author of "Calculated Risk," Harper Bros, Oct 50

Died Apr. 17, 1984.⁠b

Buried, The Citadel, Charleston, SC.