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Jay W. MacKelvie (September 23, 1890 -– December 5, 1985) was a career United States Army officer who attained the rank of Brigadier General. He was prominent during World War II for being relieved of his command of the 90th Infantry Division shortly after the D-day invasion. ==Early life and start of career== Jay Ward MacKelvie was born in Esmond, Kingsbury County, South Dakota on September 23, 1890.〔David G. Chandler, James Lawton Collins, (The D-Day Encyclopedia ), 1994, page 347〕 MacKelvie enlisted in the Army in 1913, and was assigned to the 7th Cavalry.〔National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Record for Jay W. MacKelvie, accessed September 15, 2012〕 By 1915 he had risen to noncommissioned officer.〔California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957, Record of Incoming Passengers (J. W. Mackelvie, Manila to San Francisco, U.S. Transport Ship Sheridan, December 14, 1915〕 MacKelvie advanced to regimental Sergeant Major before receiving his commission as a Second Lieutenant in 1917.〔U.S. Committee on Public Information, (Official Bulletin: List of Second Lieutenants Appointed From the Enlisted Men of the Regular Army ), Volume 1, 1917, page 14〕 Originally assigned to the Cavalry branch, MacKelvie later transferred to the Field Artillery. He joined the 78th Field Artillery for World War I, and took part in the St. Mihiel Offensive.〔Harold J. Meyer, (Hanging Sam: A Military Biography of General Samuel T. Williams ), 1990, page 3〕 He remained in the service after World War I, receiving promotion to First Lieutenant in 1917, temporary Captain from 1917 to 1919, permanent Captain in 1920, Major in 1933, and Lieutenant Colonel in 1940. MacKelvie completed the Field Artillery Battery Officers' Course in 1923, the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1932, and the United States Army War College in 1936.〔U.S. Army Adjutant general, (Official U.S. Army Register ), 1946, page 428〕 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「Jay W. MacKelvie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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