USMA Class of 1933. Cullum No. 9632. Major General. On September 29, 1934 as Lieut. Herbert G. Sparrow, he married Virginia Isabelle Moore in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Herbert Bert George Sparrow was the son of Captain Herbert G. Sparrow, United States Navy and Louise Kidder Sparrow [1884-1979], an artist and writer. In 1924, his father, Captain Sparrow died in a naval disaster. He applied to the Naval Academy in 1928, but was rejected for poor eyesight. A year later, he entered West Point as a member of the Class of 1933. He received his commission in Field Artillery and was sent to Fort Bragg. A year later he met and married June Monroe, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. William H. Monroe. They were the parents of one son and two daughters. He served three years with horse-drawn French 75s and one year in a heavy motorized battalion while at Fort Bragg. Next, he was at the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, graduating first in his class. He spent two years in Hawaii with the last as regimental adjutant and two years at the USMA as an English instructor. When World War II began, he joined the staff of VII Army Corps. In May 1943, he was one of four officers selected to accompany corps commander General Richardson to the Hawaiian Department (later known as Air Force Personnel Operations Agency - AFPOA). He spent most of the next two years as a staff officer, G-3. He spent three months as a combat observer in the Southwest Pacific. Later, he joined the 25th Division at Guadalcanal and landed at Lingayen Gulf. He spent one month ashore in combat down Luzon’s central plain and then a month with Sixth Army during the battles for Manila and on the Antipolo-Montalban line. At the end of the war, he served as chief of staff of the 98th Division in Japan until the division was deactivated in March 1946. Then, he was ordered to Operations Division, War Department General Staff, serving for two years as action officer and one as division executive officer under General Wedemeyer. In March 1949, he commanded the newly activated 41st FA Battalion at Fort Benning, supporting the Infantry School with training and readiness missions. In August 1950, he became plans officer at Fort Sill. In 1952, he attended the Army War College. Next, he was assigned to Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy, as staff secretary. In June 1954, he was transferred to the Seventh Army in Germany to command the 42d FA Group, created for the Army’s new 280mm Atomic Cannon battalions. There, he organized and directed the Army’s first atomic fire support coordination center. In August 1955, he was ordered to Headquarters, Third Army, with a G-3 (Army Operations) MOS. At age 45, he took jump training to prepare for the assignment. When he arrived, the staff was overloaded with field artillerymen and did not need another as G-3. Instead, he served six months Temporary Duty as deputy chief of SAGEBRUSH AMTEG, under direction of Continental Army Command (CONARC). When the group finished its work, he joined the CONARC staff at Fort Monroe. He remained deputy chief of staff of CONARC until the fall 1958, when he attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. In February 1959, he went to Vientiane, Laos, as deputy to the chief, Programs Evaluation Office, a classified assignment. When he was sent to Laos, he learned that his next and final active duty assignment would be as Professor of Military Science at Cornell. In 1960, to his surprise, he was selected for promotion to brigadier general. His first assignment as a general officer was command of the 34th (Cannon) Brigade and later, the First FA Missile Brigade at Fort Sill. Next, he was assigned to Paris as chief of the United States Military Assistance Advisory Group. In 1964, he returned to the United States as commanding general, XX Corps with ROTC and Army Reserve activities in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Then he served at the Pentagon as chief of the Plans Programs Division followed by assistant deputy chief of staff for personnel. From 1967 to 1970, he was assigned to Baileys Crossroads (Arlington) as chief, United States Army Audit Agency, with Army-wide responsibilities. His final assignments were serving as director of the Army Council of Review Boards for the Under Secretary of the Army and chair of the Army Personnel Support Services Study Group (PS3 Group), an Army-wide study. On August 1, 1973, he retired after more than 40 years of active commissioned service. During retirement he was treasurer for the Army Distaff Foundation for four years and vice president of the Vinson Hall Residents Association. He wrote The Times of Our Lives, a history of his West Point class. He was a freelance writer, who published more than 80 articles and letters. He and his wife, June enjoyed traveling and Elderhostel trips.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
Herbert Bert George Sparrow was the son of Captain Herbert G. Sparrow, United States Navy and Louise Kidder Sparrow [1884-1979], an artist and writer. In 1924, his father, Captain Sparrow died in a naval disaster. He applied to the Naval Academy in 1928, but was rejected for poor eyesight. A year later, he entered West Point as a member of the Class of 1933. He received his commission in Field Artillery and was sent to Fort Bragg. A year later he met and married June Monroe, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. William H. Monroe. They were the parents of one son and two daughters. He served three years with horse-drawn French 75s and one year in a heavy motorized battalion while at Fort Bragg. Next, he was at the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, graduating first in his class. He spent two years in Hawaii with the last as regimental adjutant and two years at the USMA as an English instructor. When World War II began, he joined the staff of VII Army Corps. In May 1943, he was one of four officers selected to accompany corps commander General Richardson to the Hawaiian Department (later known as Air Force Personnel Operations Agency - AFPOA). He spent most of the next two years as a staff officer, G-3. He spent three months as a combat observer in the Southwest Pacific. Later, he joined the 25th Division at Guadalcanal and landed at Lingayen Gulf. He spent one month ashore in combat down Luzon’s central plain and then a month with Sixth Army during the battles for Manila and on the Antipolo-Montalban line. At the end of the war, he served as chief of staff of the 98th Division in Japan until the division was deactivated in March 1946. Then, he was ordered to Operations Division, War Department General Staff, serving for two years as action officer and one as division executive officer under General Wedemeyer. In March 1949, he commanded the newly activated 41st FA Battalion at Fort Benning, supporting the Infantry School with training and readiness missions. In August 1950, he became plans officer at Fort Sill. In 1952, he attended the Army War College. Next, he was assigned to Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy, as staff secretary. In June 1954, he was transferred to the Seventh Army in Germany to command the 42d FA Group, created for the Army’s new 280mm Atomic Cannon battalions. There, he organized and directed the Army’s first atomic fire support coordination center. In August 1955, he was ordered to Headquarters, Third Army, with a G-3 (Army Operations) MOS. At age 45, he took jump training to prepare for the assignment. When he arrived, the staff was overloaded with field artillerymen and did not need another as G-3. Instead, he served six months Temporary Duty as deputy chief of SAGEBRUSH AMTEG, under direction of Continental Army Command (CONARC). When the group finished its work, he joined the CONARC staff at Fort Monroe. He remained deputy chief of staff of CONARC until the fall 1958, when he attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. In February 1959, he went to Vientiane, Laos, as deputy to the chief, Programs Evaluation Office, a classified assignment. When he was sent to Laos, he learned that his next and final active duty assignment would be as Professor of Military Science at Cornell. In 1960, to his surprise, he was selected for promotion to brigadier general. His first assignment as a general officer was command of the 34th (Cannon) Brigade and later, the First FA Missile Brigade at Fort Sill. Next, he was assigned to Paris as chief of the United States Military Assistance Advisory Group. In 1964, he returned to the United States as commanding general, XX Corps with ROTC and Army Reserve activities in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Then he served at the Pentagon as chief of the Plans Programs Division followed by assistant deputy chief of staff for personnel. From 1967 to 1970, he was assigned to Baileys Crossroads (Arlington) as chief, United States Army Audit Agency, with Army-wide responsibilities. His final assignments were serving as director of the Army Council of Review Boards for the Under Secretary of the Army and chair of the Army Personnel Support Services Study Group (PS3 Group), an Army-wide study. On August 1, 1973, he retired after more than 40 years of active commissioned service. During retirement he was treasurer for the Army Distaff Foundation for four years and vice president of the Vinson Hall Residents Association. He wrote The Times of Our Lives, a history of his West Point class. He was a freelance writer, who published more than 80 articles and letters. He and his wife, June enjoyed traveling and Elderhostel trips.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
USMA Class of 1933. Cullum No. 9632. Major General. On September 29, 1934 as Lieut. Herbert G. Sparrow, he married Virginia Isabelle Moore in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Herbert Bert George Sparrow was the son of Captain Herbert G. Sparrow, United States Navy and Louise Kidder Sparrow [1884-1979], an artist and writer. In 1924, his father, Captain Sparrow died in a naval disaster. He applied to the Naval Academy in 1928, but was rejected for poor eyesight. A year later, he entered West Point as a member of the Class of 1933. He received his commission in Field Artillery and was sent to Fort Bragg. A year later he met and married June Monroe, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. William H. Monroe. They were the parents of one son and two daughters. He served three years with horse-drawn French 75s and one year in a heavy motorized battalion while at Fort Bragg. Next, he was at the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, graduating first in his class. He spent two years in Hawaii with the last as regimental adjutant and two years at the USMA as an English instructor. When World War II began, he joined the staff of VII Army Corps. In May 1943, he was one of four officers selected to accompany corps commander General Richardson to the Hawaiian Department (later known as Air Force Personnel Operations Agency - AFPOA). He spent most of the next two years as a staff officer, G-3. He spent three months as a combat observer in the Southwest Pacific. Later, he joined the 25th Division at Guadalcanal and landed at Lingayen Gulf. He spent one month ashore in combat down Luzon’s central plain and then a month with Sixth Army during the battles for Manila and on the Antipolo-Montalban line. At the end of the war, he served as chief of staff of the 98th Division in Japan until the division was deactivated in March 1946. Then, he was ordered to Operations Division, War Department General Staff, serving for two years as action officer and one as division executive officer under General Wedemeyer. In March 1949, he commanded the newly activated 41st FA Battalion at Fort Benning, supporting the Infantry School with training and readiness missions. In August 1950, he became plans officer at Fort Sill. In 1952, he attended the Army War College. Next, he was assigned to Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy, as staff secretary. In June 1954, he was transferred to the Seventh Army in Germany to command the 42d FA Group, created for the Army’s new 280mm Atomic Cannon battalions. There, he organized and directed the Army’s first atomic fire support coordination center. In August 1955, he was ordered to Headquarters, Third Army, with a G-3 (Army Operations) MOS. At age 45, he took jump training to prepare for the assignment. When he arrived, the staff was overloaded with field artillerymen and did not need another as G-3. Instead, he served six months Temporary Duty as deputy chief of SAGEBRUSH AMTEG, under direction of Continental Army Command (CONARC). When the group finished its work, he joined the CONARC staff at Fort Monroe. He remained deputy chief of staff of CONARC until the fall 1958, when he attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. In February 1959, he went to Vientiane, Laos, as deputy to the chief, Programs Evaluation Office, a classified assignment. When he was sent to Laos, he learned that his next and final active duty assignment would be as Professor of Military Science at Cornell. In 1960, to his surprise, he was selected for promotion to brigadier general. His first assignment as a general officer was command of the 34th (Cannon) Brigade and later, the First FA Missile Brigade at Fort Sill. Next, he was assigned to Paris as chief of the United States Military Assistance Advisory Group. In 1964, he returned to the United States as commanding general, XX Corps with ROTC and Army Reserve activities in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Then he served at the Pentagon as chief of the Plans Programs Division followed by assistant deputy chief of staff for personnel. From 1967 to 1970, he was assigned to Baileys Crossroads (Arlington) as chief, United States Army Audit Agency, with Army-wide responsibilities. His final assignments were serving as director of the Army Council of Review Boards for the Under Secretary of the Army and chair of the Army Personnel Support Services Study Group (PS3 Group), an Army-wide study. On August 1, 1973, he retired after more than 40 years of active commissioned service. During retirement he was treasurer for the Army Distaff Foundation for four years and vice president of the Vinson Hall Residents Association. He wrote The Times of Our Lives, a history of his West Point class. He was a freelance writer, who published more than 80 articles and letters. He and his wife, June enjoyed traveling and Elderhostel trips.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
Herbert Bert George Sparrow was the son of Captain Herbert G. Sparrow, United States Navy and Louise Kidder Sparrow [1884-1979], an artist and writer. In 1924, his father, Captain Sparrow died in a naval disaster. He applied to the Naval Academy in 1928, but was rejected for poor eyesight. A year later, he entered West Point as a member of the Class of 1933. He received his commission in Field Artillery and was sent to Fort Bragg. A year later he met and married June Monroe, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. William H. Monroe. They were the parents of one son and two daughters. He served three years with horse-drawn French 75s and one year in a heavy motorized battalion while at Fort Bragg. Next, he was at the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, graduating first in his class. He spent two years in Hawaii with the last as regimental adjutant and two years at the USMA as an English instructor. When World War II began, he joined the staff of VII Army Corps. In May 1943, he was one of four officers selected to accompany corps commander General Richardson to the Hawaiian Department (later known as Air Force Personnel Operations Agency - AFPOA). He spent most of the next two years as a staff officer, G-3. He spent three months as a combat observer in the Southwest Pacific. Later, he joined the 25th Division at Guadalcanal and landed at Lingayen Gulf. He spent one month ashore in combat down Luzon’s central plain and then a month with Sixth Army during the battles for Manila and on the Antipolo-Montalban line. At the end of the war, he served as chief of staff of the 98th Division in Japan until the division was deactivated in March 1946. Then, he was ordered to Operations Division, War Department General Staff, serving for two years as action officer and one as division executive officer under General Wedemeyer. In March 1949, he commanded the newly activated 41st FA Battalion at Fort Benning, supporting the Infantry School with training and readiness missions. In August 1950, he became plans officer at Fort Sill. In 1952, he attended the Army War College. Next, he was assigned to Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy, as staff secretary. In June 1954, he was transferred to the Seventh Army in Germany to command the 42d FA Group, created for the Army’s new 280mm Atomic Cannon battalions. There, he organized and directed the Army’s first atomic fire support coordination center. In August 1955, he was ordered to Headquarters, Third Army, with a G-3 (Army Operations) MOS. At age 45, he took jump training to prepare for the assignment. When he arrived, the staff was overloaded with field artillerymen and did not need another as G-3. Instead, he served six months Temporary Duty as deputy chief of SAGEBRUSH AMTEG, under direction of Continental Army Command (CONARC). When the group finished its work, he joined the CONARC staff at Fort Monroe. He remained deputy chief of staff of CONARC until the fall 1958, when he attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. In February 1959, he went to Vientiane, Laos, as deputy to the chief, Programs Evaluation Office, a classified assignment. When he was sent to Laos, he learned that his next and final active duty assignment would be as Professor of Military Science at Cornell. In 1960, to his surprise, he was selected for promotion to brigadier general. His first assignment as a general officer was command of the 34th (Cannon) Brigade and later, the First FA Missile Brigade at Fort Sill. Next, he was assigned to Paris as chief of the United States Military Assistance Advisory Group. In 1964, he returned to the United States as commanding general, XX Corps with ROTC and Army Reserve activities in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Then he served at the Pentagon as chief of the Plans Programs Division followed by assistant deputy chief of staff for personnel. From 1967 to 1970, he was assigned to Baileys Crossroads (Arlington) as chief, United States Army Audit Agency, with Army-wide responsibilities. His final assignments were serving as director of the Army Council of Review Boards for the Under Secretary of the Army and chair of the Army Personnel Support Services Study Group (PS3 Group), an Army-wide study. On August 1, 1973, he retired after more than 40 years of active commissioned service. During retirement he was treasurer for the Army Distaff Foundation for four years and vice president of the Vinson Hall Residents Association. He wrote The Times of Our Lives, a history of his West Point class. He was a freelance writer, who published more than 80 articles and letters. He and his wife, June enjoyed traveling and Elderhostel trips.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
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