World War II Honoree

Hobart Raymond Gay

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Rockport, Illinois

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR IN DECEMBER 1942 FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION ON NOVEMBER 8, 1942 AT CASABLANCA. HE WAS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE I ARMORED CORPS IN NORTH AFRICA AT THE TIME. HE WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL JUNE 24, 1943. IN THE SICILY CAMPAIGN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. SEVENTH ARMY AS CHIEF OF STAFF. LATER HE BECAME CHIEF OF STAFF, THIRD ARMY, UNDER GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, IN FEBRUARY 1944. WHEN PATTON TOOK COMMAND OF THE U.S. FIFTEENTH ARMY, HE WAS AGAIN HIS CHIEF OF STAFF. PATTON.