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Philip De Witt Ginder
Philip De Witt Ginder (September 19, 1905 - November [2] ^ Staff. "Gen. Philip Ginder Dead at 63; Division
7, 1968) was an American career soldier who rose to the Leader in Korean War", The New York Times,
rank of Major General during the Korean War. He was November 8, 1968. Accessed January 13, 2009.
born in Plainfield, New Jersey and graduated from the [3] ^ GINDER, PHILIP DE WITT: Papers, 1927-1968,
United States Military Academy in 1927.[1] Eisenhower Presidential Center, dated July 12,
During World War II, Ginder was among the first 1973. Accessed January 13, 2009.
ashore during the Normandy Landings on D-Day, June 6, [4] Full Text Citations For Award of The Distinguished
1944. He was in command of forces which captured the Service Cross:U.S. Army Recipients - WWII letter G,
German town of Hürtgen as part of the Battle of Hürt- HomeOfHeroes.com. Accessed January 13, 2009.
gen Forest.[2][3] It was for this action that he received the
Distinguished Service Cross for actions on November 28,
1944, when then-Colonel Ginder led his reserve company
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in an attack against the heavily-defended town of Hürt- • [1] Papers of Phillip De Witt Ginder, Dwight D.
gen, armed only with his pistol and a hand grenade, and Eisenhower Presidential Library
led his troops through the town in bitter house-to-house • Philip De Witt Ginder at Find a Grave
fighting.[2][4] By the end of the war he was in the Czecho- Persondata
slovakian town of Rokycany near Pilsen.[3] Name Ginder, Phillip De Witt
Following the end of the war, from 1946 to 1949, Gin-
der attended the National War College in Washington.[3] Alternative names
He also served in the Far East on the staff of General Dou- Short description
glas MacArthur.[2] Date of birth September 19, 1905
Before retiring from the Army with the rank of Major
Place of birth
General in 1963, Ginder would command the 6th Infantry
Regiment (United States), Berlin (1951 through 1952), the Date of death November 7, 1968
45th Infantry Division (United States), Korea (1953), the Place of death
37th Infantry Division (United States), Fort Riley (1954)
and serve as Commander General of the Fifth United
States Army in 1955.[3] He went to Korea as a Colonel,
and was awarded the two-star rank of Major General in
less than two years of service there, making him the
youngest American general to command a combat divi-
sion in Korea.[2] His service in Korea included nearly 18
months spent north of the 38th parallel.[2]
Ginder was married to Jean Dalrymple, the head of
the City Center Drama and Light Opera Companies, whom
he met in 1951 while she organized United States partic-
ipation at the Berlin Arts Festival on behalf of the United
States Department of State. The couple had an apartment
at 150 West 55th Street and in Danbury, Connecticut.[2]
Ginder died at age 63 on November 7, 1968 in Trafal-
gar Hospital after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.[2]
References
[1] United States Military Academy. The Register of
Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States
Military Academy at West Point: 2004. Connecticut.
Elm Press. 2004. pg. 2:49
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