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<em>Frederick W. Gibb</em> was born in New York City on 24 July 1908. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy from New York and graduated in 1933 as a second Lieutenant of Infantry.</p>
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His first assignment was to the 20th Regiment of the 2d Infantry Division at Fort Frances E. Warren, Wyoming. The tradition behind the crossed rifles of the Infantryman, which General Gibb pinned to his uniform in July 1933 was to be furthered and enhanced just nine years later at the beginning of World War II when he was the Operations Officer of the 16th Infantry. Prior to his departure for England in August 1942, he was placed in command of the 3d Battalion, 16th Infantry. He remained in command for the invasion of North Africa and the assault on Oran. Again, as the Operations Officer, 16th Infantry, he participated in the Tunisian Campaign and the Invasion of Sicily for which he was awarded the Legion of Merit.</p>
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As the 1st Division G3 in the early months of 1944, he was responsible for planning the Division’s assault on Omaha Beach in Normandy for the D-Day invasion of the continent. General Gibb was awarded an oak leaf cluster to the Legion of Merit for his part in this operation. In mid July of 1944 he was placed in command of the 16th Infantry Regiment. Ceneral Gibb led the 16th Regiment through five campaigns across the continent from the breakout at Normandy to Czechoslovakia. Behind him were the battles of Nomiandy, Saint Lo, Mons. Aachen, Hurtgen Forest, Ardennes, Remagen, and the Harz Mountains. During these campaigns he was decorated by the French, Belgian, and Czechoslovakian governments in addition to the Silver Star and the Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device and three oak leaf clusters.</p>
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Following World War II, he completed the First Command Course at the Command and General Staff College in February 1946 and became Chairman, Attack Committee of the Tactical Department. The Infantry School.</p>
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In 1948, he attended the National War College and was assigned as a member of the Advanced Study Group, Plans and Operations Division, Anny General Staff for one year. From July 1950 to September 1952 he served as a member of the Joint Strategic Plans Group of the Joint Staff.</p>
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In October 1952, General Gibb was given the assignment of Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters Allied Land Forces, Southeastern Europe at Izmir, Turkey. Following his return to the States in July 1954, General Gibb served at the Department of the Army in consecutive assignments as Chief, Army War Plans Branch; Assistant Chief, Organization and Training Division; and Director of Organization and Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations.</p>
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On 17 September 1956, he was appointed Commanding General, Army Combat Development Experimentation Center, Fort Ord, California. On 1 August 1959, he was promoted to Major General, and on 4 December 1959 he was assigned as Commanding General, 2d Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was retired for physical disability in June 1961.</p>
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General Gibb’s decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit (with oak leaf cluster), the Bronze Star Medal with V Device (with two oak leaf clusters), the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Military Cross (Czechoslovakia), the Order of White Lion (Checkoslo-vakia) (Third Class), the Legion of Honor (France), the Fourragere (France) the Croix de Guerre with Palm (France), the Order of Leopold (Belgium), the Croix de Guerre with Palm (Belgium), and the Fourragere (Belgium).</p>
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General Gibb is is survived by his second wife Ruth—his first wife, Delana, died in 1959—a son, Frederick W. Gibb II, a daughter Jean Gibb Phillips, wife of Major Fred B. Phillips USMA 1955, and a step-daughter Susan E. Wilson, and twelve grandchildren.<br />
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