Frederick W. Gibb

Frederick William Gibb

Born	July 24, 1908 New York City
Died	September 6, 1968(1968-09-06) (aged 60) Andrews Field, Maryland
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1933 - 1961
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-19222
Commands held	2nd Infantry Division 16th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II Cold War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (3)

Frederick William Gibb (July 24, 1908 – September 6, 1968) was a United States Army officer with the rank of Major General. Gibb commanded the 16th Infantry Regiment during World War II. His last assignment was the Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead") at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Biography

Frederick William Gibb was born on July 24, 1908 in New York City as a son of Frederick Innes Gibb and his wife Jessie Anna (néé Leake). Gibb subsequently attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and graduated in July 1933. He was then commissioned a Second lieutenant of Infantry.^[1] His first assignment was at 20th Infantry Regiment of the 2d Infantry Division at Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming.

He also served with the 65th Infantry Regiment at San Juan, Puerto Rico in October 1939.

Here is the ribbon bar of Major general Gibb:

Combat Infantryman Badge
1st Row	Army Distinguished Service Medal	Silver Star	Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster	Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters and "V" Device
2nd Row	American Defense Service Medal with Foreign Service Clasp	American Campaign Medal	European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four service stars	World War II Victory Medal
3rd Row	Army of Occupation Medal	National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster	Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)	French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm
4th Row	Chevalier of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)	Belgian Croix de guerre 1940-1945 with Palm	Czechoslovak Order of the White Lion, 3rd Class	Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by William L. Hardick	General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division March, 1960 – June, 1961	Succeeded by William L. Hardick

↑ "United States Military Academy, Class of 1933" (PDF). digital-library.usma.edu. 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2013-10-08.

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