General Robert Macon and the "Rag-Tag Circus"
Pictured Major General Robert Macon, commander of the US 83rd Infantry Division, watches the effect of Allied artillery fire on the island of Cezembre, near St. Malo, France.
"Major General Macon commanded the 83rd Infantry Division during operations in Normandy, including Operation Cobra and the Battle of Saint-Malo. The Division then screened the Allied advance along the Loire River Valley, and accepted the surrender of 20,000 German troops at Beaugency France. The 83rd Division drove through Lorraine and into Luxembourg, and then fought in the Battle of the Bulge."
"In late March 1945, the 83rd was ordered to turn east and head toward Berlin. The Division commandeered anything on wheels––from bicycles to motorcycles to horses from the surrounding German countryside––to make a mad dash across northern Germany. When you looked at the convoy you could not tell whether it was American or German. Because of these tactics it became known as the "Rag-Tag Circus." - US Army
According to United States Army records: Major General Macon remained in command of the 83rd Division until 1946, when he became military attaché in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, USSR. Macon served there from 1946 to 1948, and then became Deputy Chief, U.S. Army Field Forces from 1949 to 1952. He retired in July 1952.
General Macon's military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the French Croix de Guerre with palm and Legion of Honor, the Netherlands Order of Orange-Nassau and the Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm.
Robert Macon passed away on October 20, 1980 at the age of 90 years old. He lies in rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Lest We Forget.
Pictured Major General Robert Macon, commander of the US 83rd Infantry Division, watches the effect of Allied artillery fire on the island of Cezembre, near St. Malo, France.
"Major General Macon commanded the 83rd Infantry Division during operations in Normandy, including Operation Cobra and the Battle of Saint-Malo. The Division then screened the Allied advance along the Loire River Valley, and accepted the surrender of 20,000 German troops at Beaugency France. The 83rd Division drove through Lorraine and into Luxembourg, and then fought in the Battle of the Bulge."
"In late March 1945, the 83rd was ordered to turn east and head toward Berlin. The Division commandeered anything on wheels––from bicycles to motorcycles to horses from the surrounding German countryside––to make a mad dash across northern Germany. When you looked at the convoy you could not tell whether it was American or German. Because of these tactics it became known as the "Rag-Tag Circus." - US Army
According to United States Army records: Major General Macon remained in command of the 83rd Division until 1946, when he became military attaché in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, USSR. Macon served there from 1946 to 1948, and then became Deputy Chief, U.S. Army Field Forces from 1949 to 1952. He retired in July 1952.
General Macon's military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the French Croix de Guerre with palm and Legion of Honor, the Netherlands Order of Orange-Nassau and the Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm.
Robert Macon passed away on October 20, 1980 at the age of 90 years old. He lies in rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Lest We Forget.
General Robert Macon and the "Rag-Tag Circus"
Pictured Major General Robert Macon, commander of the US 83rd Infantry Division, watches the effect of Allied artillery fire on the island of Cezembre, near St. Malo, France.
"Major General Macon commanded the 83rd Infantry Division during operations in Normandy, including Operation Cobra and the Battle of Saint-Malo. The Division then screened the Allied advance along the Loire River Valley, and accepted the surrender of 20,000 German troops at Beaugency France. The 83rd Division drove through Lorraine and into Luxembourg, and then fought in the Battle of the Bulge."
"In late March 1945, the 83rd was ordered to turn east and head toward Berlin. The Division commandeered anything on wheels––from bicycles to motorcycles to horses from the surrounding German countryside––to make a mad dash across northern Germany. When you looked at the convoy you could not tell whether it was American or German. Because of these tactics it became known as the "Rag-Tag Circus." - US Army
According to United States Army records: Major General Macon remained in command of the 83rd Division until 1946, when he became military attaché in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, USSR. Macon served there from 1946 to 1948, and then became Deputy Chief, U.S. Army Field Forces from 1949 to 1952. He retired in July 1952.
General Macon's military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the French Croix de Guerre with palm and Legion of Honor, the Netherlands Order of Orange-Nassau and the Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm.
Robert Macon passed away on October 20, 1980 at the age of 90 years old. He lies in rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Lest We Forget.
Pictured Major General Robert Macon, commander of the US 83rd Infantry Division, watches the effect of Allied artillery fire on the island of Cezembre, near St. Malo, France.
"Major General Macon commanded the 83rd Infantry Division during operations in Normandy, including Operation Cobra and the Battle of Saint-Malo. The Division then screened the Allied advance along the Loire River Valley, and accepted the surrender of 20,000 German troops at Beaugency France. The 83rd Division drove through Lorraine and into Luxembourg, and then fought in the Battle of the Bulge."
"In late March 1945, the 83rd was ordered to turn east and head toward Berlin. The Division commandeered anything on wheels––from bicycles to motorcycles to horses from the surrounding German countryside––to make a mad dash across northern Germany. When you looked at the convoy you could not tell whether it was American or German. Because of these tactics it became known as the "Rag-Tag Circus." - US Army
According to United States Army records: Major General Macon remained in command of the 83rd Division until 1946, when he became military attaché in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, USSR. Macon served there from 1946 to 1948, and then became Deputy Chief, U.S. Army Field Forces from 1949 to 1952. He retired in July 1952.
General Macon's military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the French Croix de Guerre with palm and Legion of Honor, the Netherlands Order of Orange-Nassau and the Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm.
Robert Macon passed away on October 20, 1980 at the age of 90 years old. He lies in rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Lest We Forget.
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