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Facts and Events
| Name |
Hobart GAY |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
1894 |
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| Occupation? |
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Officer, U.S. Army |
1. Barbara Gay: I only met the Gen once--he was very soft spoken and slight of
build, but had piercing blue eyes (a family trait), and was very much a
gentleman. Family stories indicate that when in command he was very tough
and right up front with the men. He and Patton became good friends while
they were young officers--both were outstanding polo players and played
together on an army team--and Hobart became Patton's Chief-of-Staff. He was
in the car with Patton when it was involved in the crash that eventually
killed Patton. Patton was in a bad mood (he wanted to chase the Russians
all the way home and wasn't allowed to do that) so they were going pheasant
hunting. One other note--Hobart was hired to consult on the movie
"Patton"--but resigned in protest because he didn't like the way they were
portraying some incidents. As a result they wrote him out of the movie. He
pretty much thought Patton could "walk on water."
2. Commander, First Cavalry Division, Korean War, 1950.
3. Milly Ellis Dillon <grandpasd@msn.com>. Desc. from Hobart's sister, Caroline.
4. Plans for a homecoming celebration for Gen. Gay are described in Source 349.
References
- ↑ Source (12). (SIN 110. E-mail from Barbara Gay, <jimgay@adams.net>, "Subj: Hobart Gay, Maj Gen USA," 8 Dec 1999.).
- Source (248).
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