MG Francis Bowditch Wilby

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MG Francis Bowditch Wilby

Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
20 Nov 1965 (aged 82)
Oteen, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Major General in the United States Army who served as the 39th Superinendent of the United States Military Academy from 1942 to 1945, during World War II. Wilby himself was a 1905 graduate of West Point.

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1905 Commissioned as a second lieutenant
1939 Starts as Chief of Staff First United States Army
1941 Ends as Chief of Staff First United States Army
1941 Commanding General 1st Corps Area
1942 Superintendent of West Point
1945 Ends tenure at West Point
1946 Retired
Major General in the United States Army who served as the 39th Superinendent of the United States Military Academy from 1942 to 1945, during World War II. Wilby himself was a 1905 graduate of West Point.

Timeline
1905 Commissioned as a second lieutenant
1939 Starts as Chief of Staff First United States Army
1941 Ends as Chief of Staff First United States Army
1941 Commanding General 1st Corps Area
1942 Superintendent of West Point
1945 Ends tenure at West Point
1946 Retired

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