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Written by JAMES WINFIELD COUTTS
Born July 20, 1909 in Pennsylvania
Cadet, US Military Academy, 1928-32
Graduated as No. 9547, Class of 1932
- Second Lieutenant 1932
- First Lieutenant 1935
- Captain (AUS) 1940
- Major (AUS) 1942
- Captain 1942
- Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1943
- Colonel (AUS) 1944
- Lieutenant Colonel 1948
- Brigadier General
- Commanding Officer, Company “D”, 28th Infantry Regiment 1932-33
- Served with 10th Infantry Regiment & Post Adjutant, Ft. Hayes 1933-36
- Student, Infantry School 1936-37
- Served with 27th Infantry Regiment 1937-40
- Commanding Officer, Company “B”, 1st Infantry Regiment 1940
- Commanding Officer, Company “B”, 501st Parachute Battalion 1940-41
- S-3, 501st Parachute Battalion 1941-42
- Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment 1942
- Plans G-3 Division, European Theater of Operations US.Army (ETOUSA) 1942-43
- Assistant Commandant, Parachute School, Ft. Benning 1943-44
- Commanding Officer, 514th Parachute Infantry Regiment 1944
- Commanding Officer, 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment 1944-45
- Assistant Commandant, Airborne School, Ft. Benning 1945-46
- Student, Command & General Staff College 1946
- Chief of Staff, 82nd Airborne Division 1946-47
- Served with Headquarters, US. European Command 1947-48
- Served with International Group (Plans & Operations Division), Army General Staff 1948-50
- Served with Staff & College, Command & General Staff College 1950-53
- Chief of Staff VI Corps & KMAG, Japan 1954-55
- Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division 1956-57
- Commanding General, US.Army Antilles 1957-58
- Chief of Staff, Caribbean Command 1958-60
- Director of Staff, Inter-American Defense Board 1960-62
- Retired 1962
- Silver Star – Bronze Star Medal – Purple Heart (2) – Legion of Merit (2)
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