Ray E. Porter
| Ray E. Porter | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ray Edison Porter |
| Born |
July 29, 1891 Fordyce, Arkansas |
| Died | August 10, 1963 (aged 72) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
|
| Years of service | 1917–53 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit |
V Corps 38th Infantry Division 349th Infantry Regiment 34th Infantry Division Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (War Dept) |
| Commands held |
Fifteenth United States Army 75th Infantry Division US Army, Caribbean 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II *African campaign *Colmar Pocket |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Purple Heart Croix de Guerre |
Ray Edison Porter (July 29, 1891 - August 10, 1963) was a U.S. Army Major General. In World War II he served on the Africa campaign, in the War Department, and then led the 75th Infantry Division. Dwight D. Eisenhower named him as one of fifty who took over the Army Service Forces' Project Planning Division, the Special Planning Division or SPD.
Major General Ray E. Porter, U.S. Army, Retired was born at Fordyce, Arkansas on 29 July 1891, the son of William and Hattie E. Porter. He received his education at Fordyce High School and at the University of Arkansas. On 21 May 1921, he was married to Maude Garner, daughter of John W. Garner and Mrs Effie Garner of Fordyce. He had three children: Colonel Ray E. Porter, Jr, Mrs. Peggy Northington, and Mrs Patricia Burke. General Porter, his son, Colonel Ray E. Porter jr, and grandson, Colonel Ray E. Porter III are the first third generation graduates of the US Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA. (1937, 1961, & 1988)
Porter entered the military service with the First Officers' Training Camp, Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas, 15 May 1917, receiving his first Army commission in the Officers' Reserve Corps 15 August of the same year. He was appointed a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the Regular Army on 26 October 1917 and progressed through the successive grades of the Regular Army to his appointment as a Major General, 21 September 1943.
During World War I, Porter participated in combat in the European Theater of Operations with Company E, 34th Infantry, 7th Division. He was awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action 1–2 November 1918.
Between the World Wars Porter graduated from the Company Officers Course (1928) and the Advanced Course (1932) of the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; The Command and General Staff School (1935), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and the Army War College (1937), Washington, D.C. Other service of that period included duty as Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Ouachita Baptist College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas; (1922–1927) a tour of foreign service with the 19th Infantry in Hawaii, (1928–1931) and instructor at the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1937-1940.
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