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Written by Josiah Tonet Dalbey (1898-1964)
Born on January 10, 1898 in Eufaula, Alabama.
Enlisted service with Louisiana National Guard 1916-1917.
Commissioned in the Infantry from West Point in 1919. Instructor with the Louisiana National Guard 1921-1924. Duty in the Philippines 1925-1927. Served with the 15th Infantry in Tientsin 1931-1933. Graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1940.
Duty in the Operations and Training Divisions of the War Department General Staff 1940-1942. Chief of Staff of the Airborne Command, then Commanding General of the Airborne Center, Camp Mackall 1942-1945.
Brigadier General in November 1944. Deputy Commander of the American Sector in Berlin 1945-1946. Retired in July 1952. Decorations included the Bronze Star. Died on May 12, 1964.
DALBEY, JOSIAH TONEY
- BG USA INF AIRBORNE CTR
- DATE OF BIRTH: 01/10/1898
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/12/1964
- BURIED AT: SECTION I SITE 203-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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