Edmund Sebree
| Edmund Bower Sebree | |
|---|---|
| 7. januar 1898 - 25. juni 1966 | |
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| Født | 7. januar 1898 Olney, Illinois |
| Død | 25. juni 1966 (68 år) San Francisco, California |
| Begravet ved | San Francisco National Cemetery |
| Troskab | USA |
| Værn | United States Army |
| Rang | Generalmajor |
| Chef for | Americal Division Task Force Sebree Amerikanske tropper i Trieste 7. infanteridivision 6. pansrede division |
| Militære slag og krige | 1. verdenskrig 2. verdenskrig Koreakrigen |
| Udmærkelser | Army Distinguished Service Medal m. bronzeløv m.fl. |
Edmund Bower Sebree (7. januar 1898 – 25. juni 1966) var en general for amerikanske styrker under 2. verdenskrig. Under det strategisk vigtige slaget om Guadalcanal havde han i kort tid kommandoen over enheder fra Americal Division enheder i kamp med japanske styrker om kontrollen over øen. Efter slaget om Guadalcanal blev general Sebree sendt tilbage til USA for at optræne og gå i kamp med 35. infanteridivision, som han blev næstkommanderende for. Under felttoget i Lorraine havde han kommandoen over en uafhængig styrke med infanteri og kampvogne samt artilleri og støtteenheder, som befriede Nancy. Efter krigen var han den første amerikanske militærattache i Australien.
Henvisninger
Bøger
- Frank, Richard (1990). Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-58875-4.
- Griffith, Samuel B. (1963). The Battle for Guadalcanal. Champaign, Illinois, USA: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06891-2.
- Hammel, Eric (2007). Guadalcanal: The U.S. Marines in World War II. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Zenith Press. ISBN 0-7603-3148-0.
- Jersey, Stanley Coleman (2008). Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 1-58544-616-5.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1958). The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-58305-7.
Eksterne henvisninger
- Ammentorp, Steen (2007). "Sebree, Edmund Bower, Major-General". The Generals of WWII. Arkiveret fra originalen 5. marts 2012. Hentet 2008-02-02.
- Hough, Frank O.; Ludwig, Verle E.; Shaw, Henry I., Jr. "Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal". History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Arkiveret fra originalen 20. august 2011. Hentet 2006-05-16.
- Miller, John Jr. (1995) [1949]. Guadalcanal: The First Offensive. United States Army in World War II. United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 5-3. Arkiveret fra originalen 25. december 2007. Hentet 2006-07-04.
- Shaw, Henry I. (1992). "First Offensive: The Marine Campaign For Guadalcanal". Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Arkiveret fra originalen 19. februar 2012. Hentet 2006-07-25.
- Zimmerman, John L. (1949). "The Guadalcanal Campaign". Marines in World War II Historical Monograph. Arkiveret fra originalen 19. februar 2012. Hentet 2006-07-04.
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