US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Polk, LA)

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Brigadier General Richard 1,, Irby was born in Black- stone, Virginia, on 26 February 1918. He was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, and commissioned a second lieutenant of Cavalry in 1939. During VVorld War 11 General Irby served with the Northern Combat Area Command in Burma and later as Assistant G4 with the China Theater Headquarters. He returned to the L'nited States in 1947 and attended the Armor Officers Advanced Course at the Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, and then served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the Virginia Military Institute. In 1950 he again returned to the Far Fast where he served as a branch chief in G4, General Headquarters, Tokyo, japan, and as Battalion Commander, Ist Cavalry Division. 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment in Korea. Returning to the Lnited States in 1952, he commanded the 13th Tank Battalion and Combat Command A, Ist Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas. He attended Com- mand ancl General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan- sas, and after graduating in 195-1, he served for three years as an instructor at the college. In August 1957 he was assigned as Deputy and Chief of the Training Division, G3 Section, Seventh 1'nited States Army. The following year he connnanded Division Trains and later Combat Command A of the 3rd Armored Division. General Irby was a student at the Army VVar College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania in 1960. He was then assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Op- erations, Department of the Army, where he served as Deputy and later as Chief of the Materiel Coordination RICHARD L. IRBY Brigadier General, U. S. Army Commanding General Division and Assistant Director, Organization and Train- ing Directorate. In 1963 he was assigned to the LS Dele- gation to the NATO Military Committee and Standing Group where he was a Planner and Assistant Chief of Staff, US Delegation. In july 1965 General Irby returned to Fort Knox again as Deputy Assistant Commandant and Director of Instruc- tion at the US Armor School, where he remained until Feb- ruary 1967. He assumed command of the Lnited States Army Training Center, Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, on 7 February 1967 and departed on 18 july 1967 for assign- ment to the 1st Cavalry Division tAirmobile1 in Vietnam where he served until February 1969 as the Division Com- mander or Assistant Division Commander. He reported to Fort Lewis, Washington, on 7 March 1969 as Deputy Commanding General and continued in that capacity until October 1969. On 15 October 1969 he assumed command of the United States Army Training Center, Infantry and Fort Polk, Louisiana. General Irby has been awarded the Distinguished Scr- vice Medal, the Silver Star twith Oak Leaf Clusterj, the Legion of Merit twith two Oak Leaf Clustersi, the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal twith V and two Oak Leaf Clustersj, the Air Medal twith V and 54 Oak Leaf Clustersl, the joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal twith two Oak Leaf Clustersl, the Combat Infantrymanls Badge, and the Army Aviatorls VVings. General Irby is married to the former Anile Short of Lawrenceville, Virginia. They have three children: Richard L. jr., Debra Anne, and William

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kk x DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS US ARMY TRAINING CENTER, INFANTRY AND FORT POLK Fort Polk, Louisiana 71459 This book is for you. In making the difficult transformation from civilian to soldier you have written a chapter of the story it tells. It is an old story which hegan almost two centuries ago when our country trained its first soldiers to preserve the freedom and rights we enjoy today. I am sure that the spirit of dedication and hard work demon- strated in your first eight weeks of military service will he con- tinued in meeting and conquering the many challenges you will en- counter in your Army career. I am confident that you will serve your Country in a manner in which you and the nation will he proud. RICHARD li. IRIN' Brigadier General, KSA Commanding