Guy S. Meloy Jr. | |
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 General Guy S. Meloy Jr. | |
| Born | (1903-09-04)4 September 1903 Lanham, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | 14 December 1968(1968-12-14) (aged 65) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1927–1963 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit |  Infantry Branch |
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| Spouse | |
| Other work | Mayor ofTerrell Hills, Texas |
GeneralGuy Stanley Meloy Jr. (4 September 1903 – 14 December 1968) was aU.S. Army general, World War II and Korean War veteran, and served as commander of all U.S. forces during theKorean War.
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Meloy was born inLanham, Maryland on 4 September 1903. After graduating fromMcKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C., he was appointed to theUnited States Military Academy. He graduated from West Point in 1927 with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry.[1]
One of his early assignments was with the firsttank destroyer battalion to be organized in the United States Army. He followed this assignment by attending the British Army's anti-tank school, and upon his return to the U.S. was assigned toCamp Hood (later Fort Hood) as one of the first five officers at the now defunct Tank Destroyer Center. During World War II he served in Europe as chief of staff of the103rd Infantry Division, and was chief of staff of the Airborne Center atFort Bragg, North Carolina.
From 1946 to 1948 he wasprofessor of military science and tactics atTexas A&M University. He next served as commander of the 19th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division at Camp Chickamauga in Beppu, Kyushu, Japan.
He deployed to the Korean War, where he was seriously wounded in action while serving as the Commanding Officer,19th Infantry Regiment,24th Infantry Division on 16 July 1950. This occurred during the action that resulted in him receiving the Distinguished Service Cross.[2] Later he commanded theUnited States Army Infantry School atFort Benning, and the1st Infantry Division in Europe, where he oversaw the unit's redeployment toFort Riley. He was the Chief of Public Information at the Department of the Army and later commandedFourth United States Army atFort Sam Houston in 1958 and then served as the commander ofVII Corps in Europe.
He received his fourth star in 1961 and became the commander-in-chief of theUnited Nations Command, Korea, commanderUnited States Forces Korea, commanding general ofEighth United States Army and commanding general of theSeventh United States Army, headquartered atStuttgart inWest Germany.
On 16 November 1960, he married Therese Susan Graves (née Fischer), from San Antonio, Texas.[3]
He retired at the age of 60 in 1963, and died on 14 December 1968.[4] He is buried with his first wife Catherine, who preceded him in death in 1959, inArlington National Cemetery.[5]
In retirement, he served as mayor ofTerrell Hills, Texas, and was active in the San Antonio chapter of theAssociation of the United States Army, which established a scholarship in his name in 1970. His son, Guy S. Meloy III, retired from the U.S. Army as a major general.[6]
Meloy's awards included theCombat Infantryman Badge,Distinguished Service Cross,Distinguished Service Medal,Legion of Merit,Bronze Star Medal,Purple Heart, andArmy Commendation Medal[2]
