Background
Barth, George Bittman was born on December 19, 1897 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles H. and Harriet (Bittmann) Barth.
Barth, George Bittman was born on December 19, 1897 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles H. and Harriet (Bittmann) Barth.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1918. Graduate Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1926, Command and General staff schedul, 1936.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1918, advanced through grades to major general, March 16, 1953. Served with infantry, also Field Artillery, assigned R.O.T.C. duty, Auburn, Alabama. Instructor artillery New York Neuropsychology Group, 27th Division.
Chief staff 9th Infantry Division, North Africa, Sicily, Normandy landing.
Regimental commander 357th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, Normandy. With General Patton’s Third Army in breakthrough across France, 1944.
Professor military science New York Military Academy, 1946. Director operations, training department Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1948, chief staff, 1949.
Artillery commander 25th.
Infantry Division, Japan, 1949-1950. Assigned 24th Infantry Division, of Korea, 1950, 25th Infantry Division, 1950-1951. Assistant division commander 5th Infantry Division, Indiantown Gap, 1951.
Commanding 5th Infantry Division, 1952-1953.
Chief C.I.C., September-October 1953. Chief Joint United States Military Aid Group, Greece, 1953-1955.
Deputy commanding general 1st Army, 1955-1957.
Member Alpha Tau Omega. Club: Rotary.
Married Mary South., June 21, 1935.