Brehon B. Somervell
Brehon B. Somervell | |
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Jenderal Somervell pada Perang Dunia II | |
Nama lahir | Brehon Burke Somervell |
Julukan | "Bill" |
Lahir | (1892-05-09)9 Mei 1892 Little Rock, Arkansas |
Meninggal | 13 Februari 1955(1955-02-13) (umur 62) Ocala, Florida |
Pengabdian | Amerika Serikat |
Dinas/cabang | Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat |
Lama dinas | 1914–1946 |
Pangkat | Jenderal |
Komandan | Army Service Forces |
Perang/pertempuran | Ekspedisi Pancho Villa Perang Dunia I Perang Dunia II |
Penghargaan | Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2)[1] |
Pekerjaan lain | Presiden Koppers |
Brehon Burke Somervell (9 Mei 1892 – 13 Februari 1955) adalah seorang jenderal dalam Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat dan Jenderal Komandan Army Service Forces pada Perang Dunia II. Oleh karena itu, ia bertanggung jawab atas logistik Angkatan Darat AS. Setelah kematiannya, The Washington Post menyebutnya sebagai "salah satu perwira berbakat yang dihasilkan oleh Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat".[2]
Kutipan
Catatan kaki
Catatan
- ^ Ancell & Miller 1996, hlm. 301–302.
- ^ Vogel 2007, hlm. 358
Referensi
- Ancell, R. Manning; Miller, Christine (1996). The Biographical Dictionary of World War II Generals and Flag Officers: The US Armed Forces. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-29546-8.
- Fine, Lenore; Remington, Jesse A. (1972). The Corps of Engineers: Construction in the United States. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History.
- Millett, John D. (1954). The Organization and Role of the Army Service Forces. Washington, DC: Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army. Diakses tanggal 13 April 2009.
- Ohl, John Kennedy (1994). Supplying the Troops: General Somervell and American Logistics in World War II. DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois Press. ISBN 0-87580-185-4.
- Smith, R. Elberton (1959). The Army and Economic Mobilization. Washington, DC: Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army. ISBN 0-16-023939-7.
- Vogel, Steve (2007). The Pentagon - A History: The Untold Story of the Wartime Race to Build the Pentagon and to Restore it Sixty Years Later. New York City: Random House. ISBN 978-0-8129-7325-9.
- Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552. OCLC 140283156.