Leland Hobbs

Leland Stanford Hobbs
Born	February 4, 1892 Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Died	March 6, 1966 (aged 74) Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., United States
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1915–1953
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-3809
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands held	3rd Infantry Regiment 30th Infantry Division III Corps 2nd Armored Division IX Corps
Battles/wars	Pancho Villa Expedition World War I World War II Occupation of Japan
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star (3)
Other work	Banking executive

Major General Leland Stanford Hobbs (February 4, 1892 – March 6, 1966) was a decorated senior United States Army officer who commanded the 30th Infantry Division in Western Europe during World War II.

Hobbs was born on February 4, 1892 in Gloucester, Massachusetts and was raised in New Jersey. In 1911 he attended the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York. He graduated four years later in June 1915, as part of the West Point class of 1915, also known as "the class the stars fell on", graduating alongside Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley, James A. Van Fleet, Henry Aurand, Roscoe B. Woodruff, Stafford LeRoy Irwin, John W. Leonard, Charles W. Ryder, Vernon Prichard and Paul J. Mueller. Like Hobbs, all of these men would later become general officers.

He was subsequently commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry Branch of United States Army and was assigned to the 12th Infantry Regiment, then stationed at Nogales, Arizona. He saw there his first action in the skirmishes with the Mexican bandits during the Pancho Villa Expedition.

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