| LC control no. | no2013096940 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Huebner, Clarence R., 1888-1972 |
| Variant(s) | Huebner, C. R., 1888-1972 |
| Birth date | 18881124 |
| Death date | 19720923 |
| Place of birth | Bushton (Kan.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st Command and General Staff School (U.S.) United States. Army. Corps, 5th New York State Civil Defense Commission |
| Found in | The operations of the 28th Infantry in the Aisne-Marne offensive, July 17-23, 1918, 1923: title page (Clarence R. Huebner) The First, 1945: title page (Major General Clarence R. Huebner) Lt. Gen. C.R. Huebner, 1954: title frame (Lieutenant General C. R. Hubner, Director of the New York State Civil Defense Commission) Arlington National Cemetery Website, September 6, 2013 (Clarence Ralph Huebner, Lieutenant General, United States Army; born November 24, 1888 in Bushton, Kansas; died September 23, 1972 in Washington D.C.; Clarence R. Huebner was one of the outstanding combat leaders in the history of the Army; a Kansas farm boy who spent almost seven years serving from Private to Sergeant in the 18th Infantry, Huebner received a regular commission in November 1916; during World War I, he successfully led a company, battalion, and regiment of the 1st Infantry Division-the "Big Red One"-from the first American regimental assault at Cantigny through Soissons, Saint-Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne; for his outstanding service in this war, he received two Distinguished Service Crosses, a Distinguished Service Medal, and a Silver Star; in 1924, he attended the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth and served on its faculty from 1929 to 1933; as the distinguished commander of the "Big Red One" in World War II, Huebner led the invasion at Omaha Beach, forged the breakout at Saint-Lo, repelled the German counteroffensive at Mortain, and pursued the German Army across France, which culminated in the Battles of Aachen and the Huertgen Forest; in January 1945, he took command of the V Corps, which he directed from the Rhine to the Elbe, where his troops made the first contact with the Red Army; although Lieutenant General Huebner was known as a student of military arts and science, a trainer of troops, and the commanding general of U.S. Army, Europe, it is as a commander of troops in battle that he should be remembered) |
| Associated language | eng |
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