Background
O’Connor, George Gray was born on August 25, 1914 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of J. Robert and Marion (Gray) O’C.
O’Connor, George Gray was born on August 25, 1914 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of J. Robert and Marion (Gray) O’C.
Student of University California at Los Angeles, 1931-1933. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1938. Postgraduate Command and General Staff College, 1950-1951, Army War College, 1954-1955.
Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1963.
Second lieutenant United States Army, 1938, advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, 1969. Commanding officer 6th Division Artillery, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, 1945-1946. South-3 and Executive officer physical education department United States Military Academy, 1946-1950.
Chief war history division Office Chief Military History, Washington, 1951-1954.
Chief of staff Headquarters BASEC, Communications Zone United States Army Europe, 1955-1957, group commander 36th Field Artillery Group, 1957-1958. Chief joint war plans division, deputy director strategic planning, director plans Office Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Washington, 1958-1960.
Executive officer J-5 joint staff United States Army Element, Office Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, 1960-1962. Deputy chief of staff United States Army Element, Headquarters United Nations Command/United States Forces in of Korea, 1962-1963.
Deputy chief of staff Headquarters 8th Army, of Korea, 1963-1964.
Assistant division commander 4th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington, 1964-1966, assistant division commander, Vietnam, 1966. Assistant division commander 25th Infantry Division, Vietnam, 1966-1967. Assistant division commander 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam, 1967, commanding general, 1967-1968.
Deputy chief of staff for individual training Headquarters USCONARC, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1968-1969.
Commanding general VII Corps, Germany, 1969-1971.
Married Hope Brown, August 20, 1938. Children: Robert G., William G. Commissioned.