Barton, Raymond Oscar, 1889-1963

[Raymond Oscar Barton (b. August 22, 1889, Granada, Colorado-d. February 27, 1963, Augusta, Georgia) was a career officer in the United States Army and combat commander in World Wars I and II, attaining the rank of Major General. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in the class of 1912. As commander of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, he served in Germany from 1917 to 1923. Barton graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1924 and served there as an instructor from 1928 to 1933. He graduated from the Army War College in 1933 and was a professor of Military Science and Tactics at Georgetown University from 1933 to 1937. During 1940 and 1941, he was the Chief of Staff of the 4th Infantry Division and. In 1941 and 1942, he was the chief of staff of IV Corps. He assumed command of the 4th Infantry Division on July 3, 1942, and led them from D-Day to the liberation of Paris, and into the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest before leaving the command due to health problems on December 27, 1944. In early 1945, Barton briefly served as commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division. He then served as chief of the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama until his retirement from active duty in 1946.]

found: John J. Walsh photographs, Eisenhower Library, 1943-1945:(includes photographs of U.S. Army General Raymond O. Barton)

found: Wikipedia.org, Mar. 17, 2015(Raymond Oscar "Tubby" Barton; b. August 22, 1889, Granada, Colorado; d. February 27, 1963, Augusta, Georgia; career officer in the United States Army and combat commander in World War I and World War II, rising to the rank of Major General. As commander of the 4th Infantry Division during World War II) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_O._Barton

found: Findagrave.com, Mar. 17, 2015(General Raymond Oscar "Tubby" Barton; b. Aug. 22, 1889, Granada, Colorado; d. Feb. 27, 1963, Augusta, Georgia; U.S. Army Major General; World War I and II; burial: Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Georgia) - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47292938

[Raymond Oscar Barton (b. August 22, 1889, Granada, Colorado-d. February 27, 1963, Augusta, Georgia) was a career officer in the United States Army and combat commander in World Wars I and II, attaining the rank of Major General. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in the class of 1912. As commander of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, he served in Germany from 1917 to 1923. Barton graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1924 and served there as an instructor from 1928 to 1933. He graduated from the Army War College in 1933 and was a professor of Military Science and Tactics at Georgetown University from 1933 to 1937. During 1940 and 1941, he was the Chief of Staff of the 4th Infantry Division and. In 1941 and 1942, he was the chief of staff of IV Corps. He assumed command of the 4th Infantry Division on July 3, 1942, and led them from D-Day to the liberation of Paris, and into the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest before leaving the command due to health problems on December 27, 1944. In early 1945, Barton briefly served as commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division. He then served as chief of the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama until his retirement from active duty in 1946.]