The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Robert Gibbins Gard

Gard, Robert Gibbins

Major-General

* 17th of November 1899

† 19th of May 1983

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1941-09-15 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-06-13 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-12-11 Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-08-10 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1946-03-05 Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1948-03-11 Colonel

Service

1939-08-01 1943-04-01 Instructor at Field Artillery School
1943-04-02 1944-03-31 Corps Artillery Officer, X Corps
1944-04-01 1944-05-01 Corps Artillery Officer, III Corps
1944-05-02 1945-12-15 Commanding Officer Artillery, 96th Infantry Division
1945-12-16 1946-02-28 Member of the Commission Prosecuting Japanese War Criminals
1946-03-01 1947-09-30 Attached to Training Division, G-3 Section, Headquarters Allied Forces Pacific
1947-10-01 1949-06-24 Executive Officer, G-3, 2nd army
1949-06-25 Treasurer, US Military Academy West Point
1954-XX-XX 1956-XX-XX Deputy Commanding General 3rd Army
1956-XX-XX Member United Armistice Commission Korea
1957-XX-XX 1959-XX-XX Commanding General VII Corps
1959-XX-XX Retired