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 Dwight David Eisenhower Born Denison, Tx, Oct. 4 1890 - Died Washington, D.C. Mar 28,1969 — 79 Five-Star General — US Army — planned D-Day invasion of German-occupied Europe on June 6, 1944, then oversaw Allied advances and the defeat of Germany 11 months later.
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 Omar Nelson Bradley Born Clark, Missouri Feb 12, 1893 - Died Apr 8, 1981 — age 88 Four-Star General — US Army — Led the Twelfth Army Group in Europe, which had more than a million men — the largest US force ever.
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 Mark Wayne Clark Born Madison Barrack, NY 1896-Died Charleston, SC 1984 - age 88 General — US Army - best remembered for his flair in public relations — also, an excellent and charismatic battlefield commander.
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 Carl Spaatz Born Boyertown, USA Jun 28, 1891-Died Washington Jul 14, 1974 — age 83 General — US Air Force — First Chief of Staff - last devastating action of the war was carried out under his command with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshimo and Nagasaki. These attacks proved beyond doubt the war- winning capabilities of the strategic bombers.
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 Leonard T. Gerow Born Petersburg, Va Jul 13 1888 — Died Petersburg, Va Oct 12, 1972 — age 84 Commanding General — US Army — Fifth Corps - commanded landing on Omaha Beach, Normandy on June 6, 1944, D-Day, through January 15, 1945 including the Battle of the Bulge.
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 Samuel E. Anderson Born Greensboro, NC , 1906 — Died Sep 12, 1982 — age 76 Four-Star General — U.S. Army Air Corps - awarded Distinguished Service Medal in 1945 for unusual ability and conspicuous technical proficiency in activating, developing, training and directing the operations of the Ninth Bombardment Division of the Ninth Air Force.
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 George Smith Patton, Jr. Born San Gabriel, Ca. Nov 11, 1885 — Died Heidelberg, Germany Dec 21, 1945. Age 60 Four-Star General - US Army — "Old Blood and Guts" -controversial, profane, tough manner -"Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance."
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 Courtney Hicks Hodges Born Perry, Ga, Jan 5, 1887 — Died San Antonio, Tx Jan 16, 1966 — age 79 Major General — U.S. Army — He led the 1st Army across western Europe
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 Maxwell Taylor Born Keytesville, Mo Aug 26, 1901 — Died Washington, D.C. Apr 19, 1987 — age 86 General — U.S. Army — pioneer in airborne warfare in Europe during World War II — handsome and brave hero, famous for performance in the Battle of the Bulge
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 Otto Paul Weyland Born Riverside, Ca 1902 — Died Sep 2, 1979 — age 77 Brigadier General — U.S. Army — headed the Tactical Air Command - "The best damn general in the Air Corps!" — Gen. Patton
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 Joseph Lawton Collins Born New Orleans, La May 1, 1896 — Died Washington Sep 12, 1987 - age 91 Lieutenant General — U.S. Army — A "soldier's soldier and a general's general" - short, stocky, good-looking well-organized, articulate with great interpersonal skills
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 Raymond Ames Spruance Born Baltimore, Maryland July 3, 1886 - Died 1969 — age 83 Vice Admiral — US Navy — one of the most successful admirals in the Pacific War, a major player in planning and directing operations in the Central Pacific.
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 Marc Andrew Mitscher Born Hillsborough. Wisconsin Jan 26, 1887-Died 1947 — age 60 Admiral — US Navy — commanded Fast Task Carrier Force 58 in the Pacific - expert in the use of naval aviation.
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 Thomas Cassin Kinkaid Born Hanover, New Hampshire April 3, 1888, Died — 1972 — age 84 Admiral — United States Navy — one of Nimitz's most highly regarded naval commanders - he drew up plans for night-fighting and his men used these tactics in helping to prevent Japanese transports from reaching Guadacanal.
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 Henry Harley Arnold Born Gladwyne, Pa Jun 25, 1886 - Died Sonoma, Ca Jan 15, 1950 — age 64 Five-Star General — US Army — "Hap" Arnold - superb "air strategist" - planned and advocated that the air forces should have parity with the Army and Navy in the US military establishment..
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 George Catlett Marshall Born Union Town, Pa, Dec 31, 1880- Died Oct 16, 1959 Washington — age 79 General — US Army — the most thoughtful, efficient, and energetic officer in the U.S. Army - frightening degree of self-containment.
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 Douglas Mac Arthur Born Little Rock, Ark Jan 26, 1880- Died Apr 5 1964 - age 84 Five-star General — led defense of the Philippines in 1941-42, liberated from Japanese in 1944-45 — presided over Japan's surrender and became commander of the Allied occupation forces in Japan - "There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity"
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 Ernest Joseph King Born Lorain, Ohio Nov 23, 1878, Died 1956 — age 78 Fleet Admiral — US Navy — totally dedicated to the Navy - the most important figure behind the American Navy's success in the Pacific.
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 William Leahy Born Hampshire, Iowa May 6, 1875-Died Bethesda Naval Hospital July 20, 1959 — age 84 Admiral — US Navy — Ambassador to Vichy Government in France in 1941 - Roosevelt's Chief of Staff - advised Truman against using the Atomic over Japan and called the bomb a "professor's dream".
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 William Frederick Halsey, Jr. Born Elizabeth, NJ Oct 30, 1882 — Died Fisher's Island, Conn Aug 16, 1959 — age 78 Fleet-Admiral — US Navy — "Bull" - Commander of Naval Forces in the South Pacific - - supreme exponent of naval air power - subject to outburst of temper
21 Chester William Nimitz Born Fredericksburg, Tx Feb 24, 1885 — Died San Francisco -1966 — age 81 Fleet Admiral — US Navy - "Outstanding strategist and organizer" - believed in large scale amphibious operations — very successful in the Pacific theater carrier against Japan.
22 Mathew Bunker Ridgway Born Virginia Mar 3, 1895 — Died Pittsburgh Mar 1993 — age 98 General — US Army - directed airborne operations of the US 82nd Infantry Division in Sicily and Northwestern Europe.
23 Holland McTyeire Smith Born Seale ,Alabama Apr 20, 1882-Died 1967 — age 85 Lieutenant General — US Marines Corps — "Howlin Mad Smith" — leading exponent of and most experienced practitioner in the art of amphibious warfare in the United States
24 Alexander McCarrell Patch Born Ft Huachuca, Ariz Nov 23, 1889-Died Nov 21, 1945 — age 56 General — Commander of the U.S. Seventh Army - won the first American land victory of World War II on Guadacanal in early 1943.
25 Elwood Richard "Pete" Quesada Born Washington D.C. Apr 13, 1904 - Died Washington Feb 9, 1993 — Age 89 General — US Air Force — "Few contributed more to the War Effort" - evolved concept of close air support for ground forces that would become his hallmark.
26 Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright Born Walla Walla, Wash Aug 2, 1883- died San Antonio. Tx Sep 2, 1953- age 70 Lieutenant General in the Phillipines — haggard and gaunt survivor of the Bataan Death March - prisoner of war in Manchuria until the end of the war - at MacArthur's side on board the USS Missouri to accept the Japanese surrender.
27 Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg Born Milwaukee, Wis Jan 24, 1899- died Washington, D.C. Apr 2, 1954 — age 55 General — U.S. Air Force — Nation's leading airman at age 49- youthful appearance, handsome, 6ft tall trim 165 — huge Air Force Base in California named for him - 2nd Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force
28 James Harold Doolittle Born Alameda, Ca Dec 14, 1896 — Died 1993- age 97 Lieutenant General — Army Air Force — "Jimmy Doolittle" led the first bombing raid over Tokyo in 1942. "If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down."
29 Walter Bedell Smith Born Indianapolis, Ind, Oct 5, 1895 - Died Washington, D.C., Aug 9, 1961 - age 66 Brigadier General — US Army — Negotiator of Surrender - " He is the perfect soldier-diplomat." General Eisenhower, 1945
30 Curtis Emerson Lemay Born Columbus, Ohio Nov 15, 1906 — Died Oct 1, 1990 - age 84 General — US Air Force — Bomber Commander Strategic Air Command - extremely innovative tactician brought him the responsibility of heading efforts to incorporate the new B29 into combat.
31 Claire Lee Chennault Born Commerce, Tx Sep 6, 1893 — Died Jul 27, 1958 — age 65 Major General — US Air Force — led "Flying Tigers" , a small group of volunteer American aviators who supported China in its war with Japan before the U.S entered the war. When war came, Chennault took command of the U.S. Fourteenth Air Force in China .
32 Nathan Farragut Twining Born Monroe, Wis Oct 11, 1897 - Died Mar 29, 1982 — age 85 General — US Air Force — Chief of Staff in the South Pacific 1942-43. His command dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
33 Alexander Archer Vandergriff Born Charlottesville, Va Mar 13, 1887 — Died 1972 General US Marine Corp — First marine to become a general — led invasion of Guadacanal- 1942 Medal of Honor Solomon Islands
34 Lucius Dubignon Clay Born Marietta, Ga. Apr 23, 1897 - Died Chatham, MA Apr 16 1978 - age 81 Four-Star General — Father of Berlin Airlift - "Our City Father" Berliners' quote - became the only four-star general who had never seen combat — proved that well-planned strategies behind battle lines were, in fact of equal importance to physical involvement.
35 Alfred Maximilian Gruenther Born Platte Center, Neb Mar 3, 1899- Died Washington May 30,1983 — age 84 Major General — U.S. Army — Supreme Allied Commander in Europe —1953 to 1956
36 Ira Clarence Eaker Born Llano, Texas April 13, 1896 — Died Aug 6, 1987 — age 91 Lt General - Air Force-Founding Pioneer of U.S. Air Power - strong advocate of daylight bombing raids that became known as the Eaker Plan — launched a 24 hour bombing attack on Nazi Germany while the Royal Air Force concentrated on night bombing.
37 Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr Born Murfordville, Ky Jul 16, 1886 — Killed Okinawa Jun 18, 1945 — age 59 Lieutenent General — US Army — highest ranking American field commander killed during World War II at Okinawa -the only son of the famous Civil War General Simon Bolivar Buckner.
38 Richmond Kelly Turner Born in Portland ,Oregon May 27, 1885-Died in 1961- age 72 Admiral — United States Navy — A "Top Notch Strategist!" — helped plan the navy's areas of operation and basic strategy for the war.

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