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Fay Brink Prickett (April 29, 1893 - December 18, 1982) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Pancho Villa Expedition , World War I , and World War II , he was most notable for his Second World War command of the 75th Infantry Division , and his post-war command of the 10th Armored Division , 4th Armored Division ...
April 1943 - August 1943. [See details under 26th Infantry Division .] Maj. Gen. Fay B. Prickett. August 1943 - January 1945. Gen. Prickett later commanded the 10th Armored Division and the 4th Armored Division . Maj. Gen. Ray E. Porter. January 1945 - June 1945. Prior to commanding the 75th, Gen. Porter also briefly commanded the Fifteenth Army.
Major General Fay B. Prickett (April 29, 1893 - December 18, 1982) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I, and World War II, he was most notable for his Second World War command of the 75th Infantry Division, and his post-war command...
Major General Fay B. Prickett commanded during the occupation period. Major General Archibald R. Kennedy commanded the division after the war. Among the most famous members of the 4th AD during World War II was Creighton Abrams , who commanded the 37th Tank Battalion .
The 10th Armored Division (nicknamed "Tiger Division") was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. In the European Theater of Operations the 10th Armored Division was part of both the Twelfth United States Army Group and Sixth United States Army Group. Originally assigned to the Third United States Army under General ...
CITATION: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Fay Brink Prickett, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding General, 75th Infantry Division, from 1943 to 1945. SEE MORE RECIPENTS OF THIS ...
1953-04-XX. Retired. Picture source: "Pictorial history of the 75th Infantry Division, 1944-1945 campaigns: photographic cavalcade", 1946. This is a brief biographical sketch of the military career of Major-General Fay Brink Prickett. He was a general during World War Two.
