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1939-1945

 Dates: day-month-year, so 10.08.1909 is August 10, 1909. RA = Regular Army. AUS = Army of the United States (temporary rank).
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Fay, Kent Son of Clarence Farwell Fay (born 1879), and Maybelle Kent (norn 1886), of Woodside, Queens, formerly of White Plains. Married Mildred Steckler (died 1962); three daughters.	1909 - 30.08.1944 [Epinal American Cemetery Epinal, France, A.27.11]	2nd Lt. ? [O-286301] ... ... Lt.Col. ? SSM ? ? BSM ? ? PH ? ?	03.1943 - 30.08.1944 Commanding Officer, 85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th Armored Division (Tennessee & France)
Fechet, d'Alary Lived: (1918) Jacksonville, FL (10.1939) Redondo Beach, Ca.	07.05.1890 DC - 24.09.1965 Santa Barbara, CA	2nd Lt. 12.06.1912 [O3362] ... ... Maj. WW I (retd 1932; disability) Lt.Col. ? Col. ? (retd 1948) DSC 1921 * SSM WW II ? PH WW I ? PH WW II ? - Merit WW I ? * The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to D'Alary Fechet, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vierzy, France, July 18, 1918. Major D'Alary personally led his battalion in the attack, during which he was severely wounded in the neck by a shell fragment. After receiving first aid he rejoined his battalion and remained in command throughout the operation. His energy and personal heroism were material factors in the successful attack made by his battalion on the strongly fortified town of Vierzy.	Education: US MIlitary Academy, West Point (...-12.06.1912; grad. # 5039) 12.06.1912 commissioned in the infantry (1918) CO of a battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F. 23.06.1930 - (01.1931) Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 1940 - 1946 on active duty 1942 - 1942 Deputy Chief of Staff, 1st Infantry Division (North Africa) 28.08.1942 - 30.03.1943 Commanding Officer, 16th Infantry Regiment (North Africa) 1943 - 1945 HQ 12th Army Group & SHAEF
Fischer, Harvey Herman	16.08.1910 Dunsmuir, CA - 05.02.2004 Charlotte, NC	2nd Lt. 10.06.1932 ... ... Lt.Gen. ? (retd 1967)	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (1932; grad. # 9503) 10.06.1932 commissioned in the infantry 1942 - 1944 War Department General Staff 1944 HQ 2nd Corps (Italy) 1945 - 1946 HQ China Theatre 10.1956 - 10.1958 Commanding General, South Eastern Task Force (Italy)
Foster, Ivan Leon Son of William E. Foster, and Annette Goodpasture. Married (05.11.1919) Emma Madolyn Von Holz (born 10.12.1895); one son.	23.04.1896 Yates, MO - 26.11.1965 Santa Barbara, CA [Arlington National Cemetery, VA]	2nd Lt. NG 08.01.1918, seniority 24.12.1917 [O10448] 1st Lt. USA 19.11.1918, seniority 31.10.1918 2nd Lt.  13.09.1920, seniority 01.07.1920 1st Lt. 01.07.1920 Capt. 01.10.1930 Maj. 12.06.1939 Lt.Col. ? Col. ? Brig.Gen. 14.09.1942 (retd 31.07.1948; retirement based on service in World War I) LM ? ?	Education: Infantry School, basic course (1921); Field Artillery School, basic course (1922);Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth (1936); Army War College (1938) 25.07.1917 - 07.01.1918 Private, Corporal & Sergeant, Battery A, 3 Field Artillery, Illinois National Guard & 124 Field Artillery (Meuse-Argonne & Lorraine campaigns) 08.01.1918 - 24.06.1919 commissioned in the field artillery, National Guard 13.09.1920 2nd Lieutenant of infantry 25.05.1921 transferred to field artillery 1922 - 1927 professor of military science and tactics, University of Illinois (01.1931) 83 Field Artillery (Fort Benning, GA) (10.1939) 80 Field Artillery (Fort Lewis, WA) 1940 - 1942 HQ Army Air Forces 1942 - 1944 Artillery Commander, 84th Infantry Division 04.1944 - 09.1945 Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Allied Forces HQ, North African Theater of Operations 1951 - 1965 Major General, California National Guard Reserves
Fredendall, Lloyd Ralston	28.12.1883 Cheyenne, WY - 04.10.1963 San Diego, CA [Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA]	2nd Lt. 1907 [O2197] ... ... Brig.Gen. 12.1939 Maj.Gen. 10.1940 Lt.Gen. 01.06.1943 (retd 31.03.1946; disability) DSM ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (1902-1903) 1907 commissioned in the infantry 1936 - 1938 Commanding Officer, 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippines) 08.1938 - 12.1939 Executive Officer to Chief of Infantry 1940 - 10.1940 5th Infantry Division 10.1940 - 07.1941 Commanding General, 4th Division (Fort Benning, GA) 07.1941 - 14.06.1942 Commanding General, II Army Corps (Fort Jay, NY) 15.06.1942 - 09.10.1942 Commanding General, XI Army Corps [redesignated 19.08.1942: XI Corps] (Chicago, IL) 10.10.1942 - 04.03.1943 Commanding General, II Corps (North Africa) & Commanding General, Central Task Force, Operation Torch, North Africa (11.1942) 03.1943 - 24.04.1943 Deputy Commander, Second Army (Fort George C. Mead, MD) 25.04.1943 - 31.03.1946 Commanding General, Second Army & Central Defense Command (Fort George C. Mead, MD)
Futch, Theodore Leslie Married 1st (1925) Ida Reid Calhoun (divorced 1929); one daughter. Married 2nd; one son, two daughters.	19.01.1895 Monroe, NC - 18.01.1992 Hendersonville, NC [Arlington National Cemetery, section 6]	2nd Lt. 30.08.1917 [08572] T/1st Lt. 30.08.1917 1st Lt. 12.10.1917 Capt. 08.08.1920 (discharged 25.11.1922) 1st Lt. 25.11.1922 Capt. 07.09.1926 Maj. 01.06.1936 ... ... Brig.Gen. 11.1943 (retd 31.08.1954) LM ? ? SM ? ? BSM ? 4x CR ? ?	Education: US Military Academy, West Point (15.06.1914-30.08.1917; BS; # 5766); Battery Officer's Course, Field Artillery School (1926); Command and General Staff School (1935) 30.08.1917 commissioned in the field artillery 1918 - 1919 ADC to Brig.Gen. Harry G. Bishop 1921 - 1925 professor of military science and tactics, Iowa State College 1926 - 1930 instructor, Field Artillery School 1935 - 1938 professor of military science and tactics, Alabama Polytechnic Institute 1939     11th Field Brigade (Hawaii) 12.1940 - 12.1942 Executive Officer, then Assistantn Commandant, Field Artillery School 12.1942 - 1944 Artillery Officer, XIII Corps 1944 - 09.1945 Division Artillery Commander, 35th Division (NW Europe) 25.09.1945 - 02.01.1946 Commanding General, Ft Bragg 1946     HQ 7th Army 1946 professor of military science and tactics, The Citadel

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