Background
Back, George Irving was born on February 25, 1894 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Aaron and Carline (Dorum) Back.
George Irving Back
February 25, 1894 (age 78) Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Commissioned Second lieutenant, Signal corpus, United States army, 1917, and advanced through the grades to brigadier general, 1945. Student, communications engineering, Yale, 1920-1921. Assistant department signal officer, Hawaiian Department, 1922-1924. Chief, wire communications engineering section, Office Chief Signal Officer, Washington, 1924-1929, Signal Corps Laboratories, 1929-1933. Student Signal Corps School, 1933-1934. Chief, Army Communications Service, 1934-1938. Student Command and General staff schedul, 1938-1939. Secretary Signal Corps Board, 1939-1941. Chief communications division signal section, General Headquarters, 1941-1942. Executive officer, engineering and supply service, Office Chief Signal Officer, 1942-1943, director distribution division, 1943-1944. Chief signal officer Mediterranean Theatre of Operations from 1944. Chief Army Communications Service 1945-1946. Signal Officer General Headquarters, F.E.C. and chief Civil Communications Section, South Carolina.A.P. from 1947.
George Irving Back Edit Profile
George Irving Back, American army officer. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (United States), Commander of British Empire (Great Britain), Grand Official and Order of Crown (Italy), Brazilian War Medal.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Morningside College, 1921. Graduate work, Yale, 1920-1921.
Career
Commissioned Second lieutenant, Signal corpus, United States army, 1917, and advanced through the grades to brigadier general, 1945. Student, communications engineering, Yale, 1920-1921. Assistant department signal officer, Hawaiian Department, 1922-1924.
Chief, wire communications engineering section, Office Chief Signal Officer, Washington, 1924-1929, Signal Corps Laboratories, 1929-1933. Student Signal Corps School, 1933-1934. Chief, Army Communications Service, 1934-1938.
Student Command and General staff schedul, 1938-1939. Secretary Signal Corps Board, 1939-1941. Chief communications division signal section, General Headquarters, 1941-1942.
Executive officer, engineering and supply service, Office Chief Signal Officer, 1942-1943, director distribution division, 1943-1944. Chief signal officer Mediterranean Theatre of Operations from 1944. Chief Army Communications Service 1945-1946.
Signal Officer General Headquarters, F.E.C. and chief Civil Communications Section, South Carolina.A.P. from 1947.
Connections
Married Rosalie Henry Rives, November 26, 1927.
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Born
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Died
September, 1972 (aged 78) -
Nationality
American