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Joseph Andrew Green (January 14, 1881 – October 27, 1963)〔http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=720290〕 was a United States Army officer with the rank of Major General, who is most noted as a Chief of the Coast Artillery Corps during the years 1940-1942.〔http://www.generals.dk/general/Green/Joseph_Andrew/USA.html〕 ==Biography== Green was born on January 14, 1881 in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1906. During World War I, Green served within American Expeditionary Forces in France. After the War, Green served at War Department General Staff until 1931 and subsequently was appointed Commanding officer of the 61st Coast Artillery Regiment. In 1937, Green was appointed an Executive officer to the Chief of Coast Artillery and served in this capacity until 1940, when he was promoted to the Chief of Coast Artillery.〔http://www.generals.dk/general/Green/Joseph_Andrew/USA.html〕 In 1942, position of Chief of Coast Artillery was abolished and Green was appointed Commanding General of Anti-Aircraft Artillery Command. He held this capacity until his retirement in 1946. Major general Joseph Andrew Green died on October 27, 1963 and is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.〔http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=720290〕 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「Joseph A. Green」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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