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Alva R. Fitch
September 10, 1907(1907-09-10) – November 25, 1989 (aged 82)
Image:--Fitch1950majorgeneral.jpg
Place of birth Amherst, Nebraska
Place of death Washington, D.C.
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 34 years
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held Third Armored Division
Battles/wars Battle of Bataan
Korean War
Awards Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star

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Early life

Born in Amherst, Nebraska on September 10, 1907, Fitch was the first Eagle Scout in Nebraska, and one of the very earliest west of the Mississippi River. Amherst is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to

Military career

Fitch graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1930 and became a career Army officer. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, West Point is a federal military reservation (and a Census-designated place) located North of the Village of Highland Falls in Orange County New York While a Major, he commanded artillery units in the Philippines early in World War II. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A survivor of the Bataan Death March in 1942, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star for heroism and courage in combat and while a captive of the Japanese. The Bataan Death March (also known as The Death March of Bataan) took place in the Philippines in 1942 and was later accounted as a Japanese war The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army, awarded for extreme The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku After the Battle of Bataan, he was taken prisoner-of-war and was not released until the war was concluded. He was held at Cabanatuan and later Fukuoka prison camps, and as a result of multiple illnesses and injuries, was not released from Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii until well into 1947. The City of Cabanatuan ( Ilokano: Ciudad ti Cabanatuan; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Cabanatuan/Siudad ning Cabanatuan; is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across Tripler Army Medical Center is the headquarters of the Pacific Regional Medical Command of the armed forces administered by the United States Army in the State of Hawaii The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the

In the Korean War, Fitch was an artillery commander and then commanded the Third Armored Division in West Germany. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The 3rd Armored Division &mdashnicknamed the Spearhead Division &mdash and sometimes colloquially referred to within the U West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( He later served as Chief of Staff of Army Intelligence before being named to the Defense Intelligence Agency post in 1946.

He served on the Army Aircraft Requirements Review Board, also known as the Rogers Board, which was established on January 15, 1960 by the Army Chief of Staff to review the Army Aircraft Development Plan and the related industry proposals. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chief of Staff of the United States Army ( CSA) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Army and is member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Rogers Board's members included Major Generals Hamilton H. Howze, Thomas F. Hamilton Hawkins Howze was born in West Point New York, on December 21, 1908. Van Natta, Robert J. Wood, Richard D. Robert Jefferson Wood ( June 9 1905 - July 8, 1986) was a United States Army four-star general who helped organize the creation Meyer, Ernest F. Easterbrook, and chairman Lieutenant General Gordon B. Rogers; and its results prefigured the more influential Howze Board on airmobility. Howze Board is the informal name ot the Tactical Mobility Requirements Board was created at the request of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to review An Air Assault is a Tactical or Operational manoeuvre of an Infantry unit Airlifted by Helicopters usually to fulfil an Aerial [1]

Retirement and death

He retired from active duty in 1964 and was military editor of the Kiplinger Newsletter from 1964 to 1975. Kiplinger (pronounced /kɪp'lɪŋɜr/ "KIP-ling-er" is a Washington D

General Fitch died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., on November 25, 1989 and was buried in Section 30 of Arlington National Cemetery. The Walter Reed National Army Medical Center (WRAMC is the United States Army's medical center on the east coast of the United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D General Fitch is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. The Military Intelligence Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame established by the Military Intelligence Corps of the United States Army to honor soldiers and

See also

Notable subordinates

Notes

  1. ^ The Growth of the Airmobile Concept

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