Easterbrook, Ernest Fred, 1908-1989

Major general, United States Army; aide to General Joseph W. Stilwell, 1944; member, Korean Military Assistance Advisory Group, 1953-1954; chief, Joint Military Assistance Group, Thailand, 1963-1965.

From the description of Ernest Fred Easterbrook papers, 1898-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122645259

Biographical Note

• 1908 August 6: Born, Fort Worden, Washington, United States, to Edmund Pepperell Easterbrook and Fannie Luscombe
• 1931: B.S., Military Academy; Commander, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
• 1938 September 9: Married Nancy Stillwell, daughter of General Joseph Warren Stilwell
• 1943 - 1945 : Stationed under General Joseph Warren Stilwell in China-Burma-India Theater
• 1945: Awarded Combat Infantry's Badge
• 1946: Awarded the Legion of Merit
• 1946 - 1949 : Member, staff and faculty, U.S. Infantry School
• 1948: Awarded Bronze (First Oak-Leaf Cluster) Star Medal
• 1949 - 1951 : Member, staff and faculty, Canadian Army Staff College
• 1953: Awarded the Silver Star
• 1954: Awarded the Legion of Merit
• 1954 - 1955 : Member, staff and faculty, U.S. Command and General Staff College
• 1955 - 1957 : Assigned, G-3, Allied Land Forces, Central Europe, SHAPE, Combat Infantry Badge; Military Cross 1st class (Belgium)
• 1957 - 1959 : Director, army aviation, ODCSOPS, Department of Army
• 1959: 475th Infantry Regiment, China-Burma-India (CBI); Advanced through grades to Major General, U.S. Army
• 1959 - 1961 : Commanding General, U.S. Army Aviation Center
• 1961 - 1963 : Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division
• 1963 - 1965 : Chief, Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group, Thailand
• 1965: Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal
• 1965 - 1967 : Deputy Commanding General, Sixth U.S. Army
• 1967: Awarded La Croix de Guerre 1940 avec Palme and The Royal Honorable Flying Badge
• 1985: Author, The Soldier and the Cross
• 1989 February 19: Died

From the guide to the Ernest Fred Easterbrook papers, 1852-1988, (Hoover Institution Archives)