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Bruce participated in the Aisne-Marne, St.Mihiel, and
Meuse-Argonne
campaigns during the First World War. He began the Second World
War in
command of the Tank
Destroyer School, and assumed command of 77 Division
in May 1943. His division
was deployed to Hawaii in
March 1944 and fought in the Marianas, Leyte, and the Ryukyus.
Bruce's division was one of the few to receive open praise from Krueger, and some
observers rated it as highly as the elite 1
Cavalry Division. However, Hodge was suspicious of
Bruce's ambition.
During the Okinawa campaign,
his recommendation that his division be landed behind the Japanese lines was rejected by Buckner.
Nevertheless, Buckner thought highly of him, writing that "I much
prefer a bird dog that you have to whistle in to one that you have
to
urge out. He is of the former variety" (Gandt 2010). Taaffe (2011)
evaluates Bruce as the only senior commander of ground forces at
Okinawa to show much tactical
ingenuity.
| 1894 |
Born in Missouri |
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| 1916 |
Graduates from Texas A&M |
|
| 1917-6 |
Second
lieutenant |
2 Dvision, France |
| 1942
|
Brigadier
general |
Commander, Tank Destroyer Command |
| 1943-5
|
Major general |
Commander, 77
Division |
| 1946 |
Commander, 7 Division |
|
| 1947 |
Deputy commander, 4 Army |
|
| 1951 |
Commandant, Armed Forces
Staff
College |
|
| 1954 |
Lieutenant
general |
Retires |
| 1969 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-5-2)
Huber
(1990; accessed 2011-9-5)
O'Brien
(1994; accessed 2011-9-5)
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