Plank, Ewart G. (Ewart Gladstone), 1897-1982

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Brigadier general, United States Army; commanding general, Advance Section Communications Zone, European Theater of Operations, 1944-1945.

From the description of Ewart G. Plank papers, 1944-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867098

Ewart Gladstone Plank (b. Nov. 4, 1897, Garden City, Mo.; d. Sept. 2, 1982) received his commission in the Coast Artillery Corps from West Point in 1920. He advanced through the ranks to brigadier general in February 1944 and was commanding general of the Base Section in the Philippine Islands in 1945 and 1946. He reached the rank of major general in June 1945. He retired from Army service in May 1949.

From the description of Plank, Ewart G. (Ewart Gladstone), 1897-1982 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10600690

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Brigadier general, United States Army; commanding general, Advance Section Communications Zone, European Theater of Operations, 1944-1945.

From the guide to the Ewart G. Plank papers, 1944-1945, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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referencedIn McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955. Mss., 1899-1955 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Ewart G. Plank papers, 1944-1945 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Plank, Ewart G. Ewart G. Plank papers, 1944-1945. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
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associatedWith McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955 person
associatedWith United States. Army. corporateBody
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Western Front
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front
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Birth 1897-11-04

Death 1982-09-02

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