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Benjamin Franklin Giles
Birth: Sep. 13, 1892
Death: Nov. 30, 1974

Major General Giles was the twin brother of Lt. General Barney M. Giles. Commander of Greenland Base Command, then Eastern Canada Base Command, 1941-43. In March 1944 he was appointed commanding general of the United States Air Forces in the Middle East. 
 
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  Richard Portlock Giles (1858 - 1915)
  Louisa Read Giles (1859 - 1922)

 
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Burial:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio
Bexar County
Texas, USA
Plot: Section B Grave 1-G
GPS (lat/lon): 29.28547, -98.25961
 
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Record added: Oct 27, 2000
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