Edward J. O'Neill
Edward Joseph O'Neill (born March 24, 1902 in St. Albans , Vermont , † January 9, 1979 in Arlington County , Virginia ) was an American Lieutenant General in the US Army , who was last commanding general of the First US from 1960 to 1962 -Army ( First US Army ) was.
Life
Edward Joseph O'Neill graduated from school at the University of Vermont and was accepted into the US Army as a lieutenant in the infantry in 1924 . According to various uses as an officer and staff officer and a visit to the Army Infantry School ( US Army Infantry School ) in Fort Benning and the United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in Fort Leavenworth , he was commander of a battalion of the 1st Infantry Division ( 1st Infantry Division ) , the so-called "The Big Red One". At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and the entry of the United States into World War II on December 8, 1941, he was first assistant and then General Staff Officer for Supply and Logistic Support (G-4, Chief of Supplies and Logistical Support) on the staff of the Fifth US army ( Fifth US army ) belonging VI. US Corps ( VI Corps ) , with which he took part in the Africa campaign. Subsequently, he was responsible for the logistical support of Operation Avalanche , the landing of the Allies in the Gulf of Salerno on September 9, 1943, as well as Operation Shingle , an amphibious landing operation carried out by the Allies on January 22, 1944 on the Italian theater of war in around Anzio and Nettuno on the Tyrrhenian Sea in central Italy. At the end of the war he was General Staff Officer for Supply and Logistic Support in the staff of the Fifth US Army.
After various posts in the post-war period, O'Neill took over the post as Deputy Chief of Staff of the US Command Europe EUCON ( European Command ) in 1950 and, after his promotion to Brigadier General in August 1954, Commander of the US Army Communication Zone, Europe , the logistics and support organization for the US Army in Europe . In this capacity, he selected one of thirteen tombs of unknown US soldiers in US military cemeteries in Europe to pay tribute to these unknowns of the European theater of war in World War II. After another selection of unknown soldiers from the theaters of war in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans , the unknown soldier of World War II was buried on Memorial Day 1958 in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. He then became Chief of Staff of the US Land Forces in Europe in 1959.
Last Edward Joseph O'Neill was on March 1, 1960. Lieutenant General promoted, succeeding Lieutenant General Blackshear M. Bryan as Commanding General of the First US Army ( First US Army ) . He held this post of commander until his retirement on March 31, 1962, whereupon Lieutenant General Garrison H. Davidson took his place. At the same time he was site commander of Fort Jay on Governors Island in Upper New York Bay between 1954 and 1957 . He also represented the United States on the United Nations Military Staff Committee . After retiring from active military service after 31 years of service, he was still a consultant for the aerospace engineering company Aerojet-General Corporation from 1962 to 1970 . After his death from complications from a myocardial infarction , he was also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Awards
Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :
Web links
- Entry into Military Hall of Honor
- Entry on the homepage of Arlington National Cemetery
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| SURNAME | O'Neill, Edward J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Neill, Edward Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Lieutenant General (US Army) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Albans , Vermont |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1979 |
| Place of death | Arlington County , Virginia |