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Major General Julius Ochs Adler

Julius Ochs Adler (born December 3, 1892 in Chattanooga , Tennessee , † October 3, 1955 in Manhattan , New York City ) was an American major general in the US Army and journalist .

Life

Ochs was the son of journalist Harry Clay Adler and a nephew of journalist and publicist Adolph Ochs , who owned the daily newspapers The Chattanooga Times and, since 1896, The New York Times . He graduated from the Princeton University and went after the war the US entry into World War I in 1917 as a lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) in the US Army one. In August 1917 he was captain (Captain) and company commander of H Company , and was last Major and commander of a battalion of the 306th Infantry Regiment. He took part in combat operations on the Western Front in France , where he was the victim of a German mustard gas attack . He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery in combat in Saint-Juvin on October 14, 1918 .

After the end of World War I , he was transferred to the reserve of the US Army and was between 5 December 1924, the 1 October 1940 Commander ( Commanding Officer ) of the 306th Infantry Regiment. At the same time he joined the family's newspaper business after the war, where he succeeded his father as President and Editor of The Chattanooga Times in 1935 . He was later from October 7, 1940 to July 13, 1941 he was commander of the 113th Infantry Regiment. He then served from 13 to 23 July 1941 for a short time as commander of the 57th Infantry Brigade (57th Infantry Brigade) and was appointed at this time on July 15, 1941 Brigadier General (Brigadier-General) promoted. He then acted as deputy commander of the 6th Infantry Division between 1941 and 1944 and took part in the Battle of New Guinea with it, before retiring from service on November 17, 1944 due to illness. For his military services during this time he was honored with the Legion of Merit .

Adler then became executive director of The New York Times and held this position until his death in 1955. After the end of the Second World War he was one of the 18 newspaper publishers who visited the liberated concentration camps in the German Reich at the invitation of General Dwight D. Eisenhower . In the following years he wrote a number of articles in The New York Times , in which he described his experiences and feelings, which were shaped by his own Jewish origins. He was from November 1946 to 1948 commander of the 77th Infantry Division , known as the "Statue of Liberty", and was, as such, on 23 January 1948 to Major General (Major General) promoted the reserve officer corps. He was also awarded the Silver Star with oak leaves, the Purple Heart , membership of the French Legion of Honor and the Croix de guerre with palm trees.

His two daughters Barbara A. Katzander and Nancy J. Adler and their son Julius Ochs Adler, Jr. emerged from his marriage to Barbara Stettheimer in 1922. After his death he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Web links

• Entry on the homepage of Arlington National Cemetery
• Julius Ochs Adler in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Entry in general.dk
• Entry in the Hall of Valor