Lutes, Leroy, 1890-1980

[LeRoy Lutes (b. October 4, 1890-d. January 30, 1980), commanding general of the Fourth U.S. Army. He attended the Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri and joined the Illinois National Guard in 1906. He received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Regular army on March 21, 1917, while serving on the Mexican border. After World War I, he transferred to the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, and in July 1935 transferred to the National Guard Bureau in Washington, D.C. In 1940, he became Chief of logistic and also assistant Chief of staff of the Third Army. He was appointed Director of Operations, Headquarters Services of Supply in 1942, and then became Acting Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Army Service Forces, then Chief of Staff and Deputy to the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, and on January 1, 1946, became Commanding General of the Army Service Forces. On June 11, 1946, he transferred to General Dwight D. Eisenhower's General Staff as Director of the Service, Supply and Procurement Division. In 1947 he became Director of Staff of the Munitions Board and in 1949 he was made Commanding General of the Fourth Army. He retired from Army service in 1952, and in 1955 was appointed to a committee to advise the Office of Defense Mobilization.]

found: Leroy Lutes papers, Eisenhower Library, 1941-1967:(dir., Army Service Forces, 1942-1945; comm. general, Army Service Forces, 1946; comm. general, 4th Army, 1949-1952)

found: Lieutenant General LeRoy Lutes collection, 1941-1956:(U.S. Army officer; commanding officer of the Fourth United States Army)

found: Bio. dict. World War II generals ..., 1996:(b. 1890; d. 1980; graduate, Army War College, 1935; comm. general, 37th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade; 1941-1942)

found: Wikipedia.org, June 16, 2015(Lieutenant general LeRoy Lutes; b. October 4, 1890, Cairo, Illinois; d. January 30, 1980; decorated American military officer who was in critical staff and supply positions during and after World War II. His last assignment was a Commanding General of the Fourth United States Army) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeRoy_Lutes

found: Arlington National Cemetery WWW site, June 16, 2015(LeRoy Lutes, Lieutenant General, United States Army; b. Oct. 4, 1890; d. Jan. 30, 1980) - http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/llutes.htm

[LeRoy Lutes (b. October 4, 1890-d. January 30, 1980), commanding general of the Fourth U.S. Army. He attended the Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri and joined the Illinois National Guard in 1906. He received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Regular army on March 21, 1917, while serving on the Mexican border. After World War I, he transferred to the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, and in July 1935 transferred to the National Guard Bureau in Washington, D.C. In 1940, he became Chief of logistic and also assistant Chief of staff of the Third Army. He was appointed Director of Operations, Headquarters Services of Supply in 1942, and then became Acting Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Army Service Forces, then Chief of Staff and Deputy to the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, and on January 1, 1946, became Commanding General of the Army Service Forces. On June 11, 1946, he transferred to General Dwight D. Eisenhower's General Staff as Director of the Service, Supply and Procurement Division. In 1947 he became Director of Staff of the Munitions Board and in 1949 he was made Commanding General of the Fourth Army. He retired from Army service in 1952, and in 1955 was appointed to a committee to advise the Office of Defense Mobilization.]