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Lieutenant General Hobart Raymond Gay (
May 16,
1894,
Rockport, Illinois -
August 19,
1983,
El Paso, Texas) was a
United States Army general, who was first commissioned into the Army Reserve as a 2nd Lieutenant following his graduation from
Knox College in 1917.
Early military career
On
October 26 1917, Gay was commissioned into the
Regular Army. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant
October 26 1917, and captain July, 1920. In his early career he was a cavalry officer. He transferred to the Quartermaster Corps
June 11 1934 and was promoted to major
August 1 1935. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel
August 18 1940 and colonel
December 24 1941.
World War II
General Gay was awarded the
Silver Star in December 1942 for gallantry in action on
November 8 1942 at Casablanca. At the time he was chief of staff of the I Armored Corps in North Africa. He was promoted to Brigadier General
June 24 1943. In the Sicily campaign he was assigned to the
U.S. Seventh Army as chief of staff. Later he became chief of staff,
Third Army, under General
George S. Patton, in February 1944. When Patton took command of the
U.S. Fifteenth Army, Gay was again his chief of staff. He and Patton went pheasant hunting on
December 9 1945. Patton and Gay were seated in the back seat of the staff car, enroute to the hunting lodge. There was a traffic accident, during which Patton sustained spinal injuries which later cost his life. General Gay was uninjured.
Post World War II Europe
After Patton's death, Gay assumed command of Fifteenth Army in January 1946 for a period of one month. He then became commander of the
U.S. 1st Armored Division until its return to the United States later in 1946. He then assumed command of the
Second Constabulary Brigade. He served in Europe until 1947.
Korean War
Gay returned to the United States and commanded the
Military District of Washington until September 1949. He took command of the
1st Cavalry Division (United States) in
Osaka, Japan. He brought the 1st Cavalry to Korea, where it was in action on
July 19 1950. There is some controversy about an incident between July 26 - 29, 1950 at the bridge at
No Gun Ri. General Gay believed most persons crossing the bridge were "North Korean guerrillas" and ordered the bridge blown. Some South Korean refugees were killed when the bridge was blown although the reported figures vary widely. All U.S. personnel interviewed since the incident agree the act wasn't a deliberate atrocity.
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Gay was appointed deputy commander of the
U.S. Fourth Army in February, 1951. In July 1952 he was appointed commander of
U.S. VI Corps at
Camp Atterbury,
Indiana and in April, 1953 made commanding general of
U.S. III Corps at
Fort MacArthur,
California. He moved to
Fort Hood in Texas when the III Corps was reassigned there.
Post Korean War
In September 1954 General Gay was made commander of
U.S. Fifth Army in
Chicago, Illinois. He was nominated by
President Dwight D. Eisenhower in October 1954 for promotion to
Lieutenant General (temporary).
Hobart R. Gay’s career in the U.S. Army ended in 1955 as the Commanding General, Anti-aircraft and Guided Missile Center,
Fort Bliss, Texas.
Retirement
Following retirement, Gay became superintendent of the
New Mexico Military Institute.
He died in El Paso, Texas and was interred at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
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