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Irving had been decorated in France during the First World War for his courage in leading his company in the St. Mihiel offensive. He commanded 24 Division in the Hollandia campaign, where his insistence on retaining the Red 1 beach in the landing plan proved fortunate. He later commanded his division on Leyte, including in the difficult battle for Breakneck Ridge.
After the battle of Breakneck Ridge, Sibert and Krueger relieved Irving
of command of his division
without explanation. MacArthur
later commented that "Irving is fine but his staff can't command, he can't
eliminate incompetence" (Taaffe 2011). Eichelberger
believed Irving had been treated shoddily and made him commander
of his army rear area. MacArthur subsequently gave Irving command
of 38
Division, but the war ended shortly thereafter.
| 1894-9-3 |
born | |
| 1938-6-29 |
Instructor, West Point |
|
| 1940-7-1 |
Lieutenant
colonel |
|
| 1941-1-16 |
Commandant of Cadets, West
Point |
|
| 1941-12-11 |
Colonel |
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| 1942-3-10 |
Brigadier general |
Assistant commander, 24 Division |
| 1942-8-7
|
Major
general |
Commander, 24
Division |
| 1944-11-19
|
Commander, 8 Army Area
Command |
|
| 1945-8-2 |
Commander, 38
Division |
|
| 1946-2-10 |
Commander, Camp Pickett |
|
| 1946-5-16 |
Commander, Fort Dix |
|
| 1946-8-16 |
Inter-American Defense Board |
|
| 1948-1-27 |
Chief, Career Management Division |
|
| 1950 |
Deputy commander, 6 Army |
|
| 1951 |
Superintendent, West Point |
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| 1954 |
Retires |
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| 1995-9-12
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Dies |
References
Cannon (1953; accessed 2013-12-19)
Generals.dk (accessed 2013-12-19)
Smith
(1952; accessed 2013-12-19)
Stanton (2006)
Washington Post (1995-9-15; accessed 2013-12-19)
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