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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 ...
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- December 18, 1982 (aged 89), Washington, D.C., United States
- April 29, 1893, Hutchinson, Kansas, United States
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...
Mar 1, 2024 · Fay Brink Prickett (29 April 1893-18 December 1982) was the fourth West Pointer (in the family), winning his commission in the Cavalry in 1916. Prickett served in both World War I and World War II, reaching the rank of Major General and presiding over Dachau, the historic tribunal that tried Nazi war criminals.
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.
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Major-General. * 29th of April 1893. † 18th of December 1982. (Regular Army) Promotions. Service. 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.
Fay Brink Prickett. DATE OF BIRTH: April 29, 1893. PLACE OF BIRTH: Kansas. Fay Prickett graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1916. He retired as a U.S. Army...
Maj. Gen. Fay B. Prickett (May 1945 until inactivation). Returned to U.S.: 13 October 1945. Inactivated: 13 October 1945. Combat Chronicle. The 10th Armored Division entered France through the port of Cherbourg, 23 September 1944, and put in a month of training at Teurtheville, France, before entering combat.
