Английская Википедия:Frederick Charles Lough

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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Frederick Charles Lough (1916–2002) was a U.S. Army Brigadier General. He was a Lieutenant Colonel (Signal Corps) during World War II and received a Legion of Merit award for exceptionally meritorious conduct.[1] He was also a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal.[2]

Education

Career

On June 14, 1938, Lough was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps.[3] In 1941, he was sent to London where he later joined General Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff planning for the Africa campaign.[4]

In 1943, Lough assumed command of the 63rd Signal Battalion in Italy.[4] He was awarded the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster for his World War II service.[5] After earning his law degree, Lough transferred to the Judge Advocate General's Corps on March 29, 1951.[3]

Teaching

  • Associate Professor of Law at West Point (1960)
  • Head of the Law Department West Point (1963)[4]

After retiring from the Army as a brigadier general in 1977, he joined the law firm of Ropes and Gray in Boston.[2]

Awards and decorations

Personal

Frederick Lough, born in Massachusetts.[1] He attended Durfee High School in Massachusetts. Lough was married to Marguerite and together they had two children: Frederick and Elizabeth. They lived in Osterville, Massachusetts in his later years. After his death at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, he was buried at the West Point Cemetery.[2][6]

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