Background
Elliot Carr Cutler, Junior. was born on June 15, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of doctor Elliott Cutler, who would later serve as Brigadier General in the Army Medical Corps during World World War World War II
Elliot Carr Cutler, Junior. was born on June 15, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of doctor Elliott Cutler, who would later serve as Brigadier General in the Army Medical Corps during World World War World War II
Cutler, Junior. attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and graduated from that institution in 1942.
His last military service was as a Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at United States Military Academy from 1961 until 1977. Subsequently he was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the 76th Infantry Division and participated in the combats of European Theatre. After the war, 76th Infantry Division was disbanded at the end of the August 1945 and Cutler was transferred to the 19th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division.
He served with the regiment during Occupation of Japan as an company commander until 1950.
When the Korean War broke out, Cutler Junior. was deployed with the 24th Infantry Division during this conflict. After the war, Cutler Junior. earned his Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering at Georgia Technical and subsequently served as a professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he taught electrical engineering.
In 1961, Cutler Junior. was appointed a Head of the Electrical Engineering Department. In this capacity, Cutler Junior. championed the use of computers in the Academy"s curriculum, resulting in the establishment of the Academic Computer Committee, which would bring the school into the technological age.
Cutler Junior. served in this capacity until 1977, when he retired from the Army.
Brigadier general Elliott Carr Cutler, Junior. died at the age of 86 at Country Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Foreign his service during the war, Cutler, Junior. received a Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart for wound and Combat Infantryman Badge. Foreign his participation in this war, Cutler Junior. was awarded with Legion of Merit, Oak Leaf Cluster to his Bronze Star Medal and star to his Combat Infantryman Badge. At the retirement ceremony, he was awarded with Army Distinguished Service Medal for his military achievement and promoted to the rank of Brigadier general.
