The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Hobart Raymond Gay

Gay, Hobart Raymond

Lieutenant-General

* 16th of May 1894

† August 1983

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1940-08-18 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-12-24 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-06-24 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1945-03-20 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-06-30 Termination of rank Major-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1941-XX-XX 1943-XX-XX Chief of Staff, I Armored Corps [North Africa]
1943-XX-XX Chief of Staff, 7th Army [Sicily]
1944-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Chief of Staff, 3rd Army [Northwestern Europe]
1945-XX-XX Chief of Staff, 15th Army [Northwestern Europe]
1946-XX-XX Commanding General 15th Army [Northwestern Europe]
1946-XX-XX Commanding General 1st Armored Division
1947-11-06 1949-08-06 Commanding General Washington Military District
1949-09-XX 1951-02-XX Commanding General 1st Cavalry Division [Korea]
1951-XX-XX 1952-XX-XX Deputy Commanding General 4th Army
1952-02-01 1952-02-12 Acting Commanding General 4th Army
1952-XX-XX Commanding General VI Corps
1953-04-XX 1954-10-XX Commanding General III Corps
1953-04-06 1954-04-03 Post Commander Fort MacArthur, California
1954-10-04 1955-08-20 Commanding General 5th Army
1955-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley