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77Zcz7hfz Qewmf ?zec!mrSc6 70c'Z!fJam Commanding General Frederick W. Gibb was born in New York City on 24 July 1908. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy from New York and graduated in 1933 as a 2d Lieutenant of Infantry. His first assignment was to the 20th Regiment of the 2d Infan- try Division at Fort Frances E. Warren, Wyoming. The tradition behind the crossed rifles of the Infantryman which General Gibb pinned to his uniform in July 1933 was to be furthered and enhanced just nine years later at the beginning of World War II when he was the Operations Oflicer of the 16th Infantry. Prior to his departure for England in August 1942 he was placed in command of the Third Battalion of the 16th Infantry. He re- mained in command for the invasion of North Africa and the assault on Oran. Again, as the Operations Officer, 16th Infantry, he participated in the Tunisian Campaign and the Invasion of Sicily for which he was awarded the Legion of Merit. As the 1st Division G3 in the early months of 1944 he Was responsible for planning the Division's assault on Omaha Beach in Normandy for the D-Day invasion of the continent. General Gibb was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Legion of Merit for his part in this operation. In mid-July of 1944 he was placed in command of the 16th Infantry Regiment. General Gibb led the 16th Regiment through five campaigns across the continent from the breakout at Normandy to Czechoslovakia. Behind him were the battles of Normandy, St. Lo, Mons, Aachen, Hurtgen Forest, Ardennes, Remagen, and the Harz Mountains. During these cam- paigns he was decorated by the French, Belgian, and Czecho- slovakian governments in addition to Silver Star and the Bronze Star with V device and three Oak Leaf Clusters. Following World War II, he completed the First Command Course at the Command and General Staff College in February 1946 and became Chairman, Attack Committee of the Tactical Department, The Infantry School. In 1948 he attended the National War College, and was as- signed as a member of the Advanced Study Group, Plans and Operations Division, Army General Staff for one year. From July 1950 to September 1952 he served as a member of the Joint Strategic Plans Group of the Joint Staff. In October 1952 General Gibb was given the assignment of Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters, Allied Land Forces, Southeastern Europe at Izmar, Turkey. Fol- lowing his return to the States in July 1954 General Gibb served at the Department of the Army in consecutive assignments as Chief, Army War Plans Branch, Assistant Chief, Organization and Training Division and Director of Organization and Training, Oilice of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations. On 17 September 1956 he was appointed Commanding General, Army Combat Development Experimentation Center, Fort Ord, California. On 1 August 1959 he was promoted to Major General and on 4 December 1959 he was assigned as Commanding General, 2d Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia, effective 8 Febru- ary 1960. General Gibb's decorations include the Combat Infantry Badge, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit Cwith Oak Leaf Clusterl, the Bronze Star with V Device lwith two Oak Leaf Clustersj, the Military Cross fCzechJ, the Order of White Lion fCzechQ fThird Classl, the Legion of Honor fFranceJ, the Fourragere fFranceJ, the Croix de Guerre with Palm fFranceJ, the Order of Leopold fBelgiumJ, the Croix de Guerre with Palm fBelgiumJ, and the Fourragere CBelgiumj.
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