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Francis Bowditch Wilby (April 24, 1883 – November 20, 1965) was a Major General in the United States Army who served as the 39th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1942 to 1945, during World War II. ==Early years and WW I== Francis Bowditch Wilby was born on April 24, 1883 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and was a graduate of Class of 1905. He was commissioned as a Second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers on June 13, 1905. Wilby was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant on June 7, 1907 and in September of the same year, he was ordered to the Washington, D.C., where he attended the Engineer School at Washington Barracks (now Fort Lesley J. McNair). Wilby also served with the United States forces during the United States occupation of Cuba between years 1906–1909. With the Americas entry in the World War I, Wilby was transferred to the France with the American Expeditionary Force. His first assignment with AEF was as the Instructor of 1st Corps Engineer School in Gondrecourt-le-Château. He also attended the French engineer school at Chalons-sur-Marne. On March 20, 1918 Wilby was transferred to the Chaumont-Porcien on Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Force, where he was appointed as a Chief of Engineer Intelligence Division in the Office of Chief of Engineers. On September 26, 1918, Wilby was transferred to the 1st Infantry Division under command of Major general Robert Lee Bullard, where he was appointed as a Commander of 1st Engineers. Wilby stayed in this capacity until March 14, 1919, where he was ordered back to the United States. For his distinguished service during World War I, Wilby was awarded with Army Distinguished Service Medal by the Government of the United States and with Croix de Guerre with Palm by the Government of the France. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis Bowditch Wilby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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