Hugh Joseph Gaffey

Hugh Joseph Gaffey

Born	November 18, 1895 Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died	June 16, 1946 (aged 50) Godman Army Airfield, Kentucky, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1946
Rank	Major General
Unit	Field Artillery Branch
Commands held	2nd Armored Division 4th Armored Division XXIII Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star (2)

Major General Hugh Joseph Gaffey (November 18, 1895 – June 16, 1946) was a senior United States Army officer. He was a career officer who served in both World War I and World War II.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Gaffey graduated from Worcester Academy in 1916 and later attended Officers Training School at Fort Niagara, New York, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery Branch of the United States Army Reserve on August 15, 1917, four months after the American entry into World War I. Assigned to the 312th Field Artillery Regiment, part of the 79th Division, at Fort Meade, Maryland, in August 1918 he was sent to the Western Front to serve with the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). He later served in Germany with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, part of the 2nd Division, before returning to the United States in August 1919, nine months after the war came to an end with the signing of the Armistice with Germany.