The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
|
| Previous: Gilkeson, Adlai H. | Table of Contents | Next: Gilliam Class, U.S. Attack Transports |
32nd-division.org.
Fair use may apply.
Gill commanded 32 Division
at Aitape during the Battle of
the
Driniumor River. Here his
perceived lack of aggressiveness probably ruled him out in the
minds of Krueger and MacArthur for
promotion to command of a corps.
Gill later commanded the division in the Philippines campaign, at Leyte and Luzon. Here he was hospitalized for exhaustion after he had physically abused a number of officers and enlisted men, and likely retained his command only because of the patronage of Griswold.
| 1886-8-7 |
Born in Virginia |
|
| 1907 |
Graduates from Virginia Military Academy |
|
| 1912-4 |
Second
lieutenant |
|
| 1918-6 |
Major |
Commander, 1 Battalion, 6 Regiment |
| Lieutenant
colonel |
Commander, 1 Battalion, 39 Regiment |
|
| 1936 |
Commander, 27 Regiment |
|
| 1940-7 |
Colonel
|
Chief of staff, 8 Division |
| 1941-11-5
|
Brigadier
general |
Commander, 55 Brigade |
| 1942-6 |
Major general |
Commander, 89 Division |
| 1943-2-13
|
Commander, 32
Division |
|
| 1946-2 |
Retires |
|
| 1976 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2009-2-13)
32nd-Division.org
(accessed 2013-8-31)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2009, 2013, 2016 by Kent G.
Budge. Index
