David Parker Gibbs

Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army David Parker Gibbs

Born	(1911-03-11)March 11, 1911 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Died	August 30, 1987(1987-08-30) (aged 76) Sierra Vista, Arizona
Buried at	Fort Huachuca Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1933–1964?
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Signal Corps
Awards	Legion of Merit Croix de Guerre Bronze Star

Major General David P. Gibbs (March 11, 1911 – August 30, 1987) was a United States Army General. He graduated from West Point as a second lieutenant in 1933. A career soldier in the Signal Corps, he became Chief of Communications-Electronics in the Department of the Army Staff, a position formerly called "Chief Signal Officer". He earned the Legion of Merit, the Croix de Guerre (War Cross) and the Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters.^[1]^[2]

Career

Gibbs began his career in the Signal Corps prior to World War II, serving in Fort Bliss, Texas with the 1st Cavalry F Division's 1st Signal Troop and with the Hawaii Division's 11th Signal Company. During the Second World War, he served in various postings in Europe. He returned to the United States to command 1st Signal Service Group at Camp Polk, Louisiana and then was promoted to command the 51st Signal Operations Battalion at Fort Meade, Maryland, and then served as a staff officer in Washington.^[2]

He followed these stateside postings with postings to Korea and Japan from 1954 to 1955. In 1955, he was Chief Signal Officer at Headquarters, Continental Army Command (now the Training and Doctrine Command - TRADOC) as a Brigadier General and then Commanding Officer of the Signal Training Center at Fort Gordon, and Chief of Staff for Communications and Electronics, Headquarters, North American Defense Command Center. He was promoted to Major General and advanced from first assistant to Chief Signal Officer in 1963, a position held by his father George Sabin Gibbs from 1928 to 1931.^[2]

Major General Gibbs died in August 1987. He was interred at Fort Huachuca Cemetery in Sierra Vista, Arizona.^[1]

References

1 2 "Gen David P Gibbs". Find a Grave. May 8, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
1 2 3 "Signal Corps Regimental History". signal.army.mil. November 20, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

External links

Gen David P Gibbs at Find a Grave

Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army

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