User:Palmisano007/Paul Newgarden
Paul W. Newgarden | |
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 Major General Paul W. Newgarden | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank |  Corporal |
| Unit | B Company, 21st Tank Battalion, Combat Command B, of the 10th Armored Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II *Rhineland Campaign *Central Europe Campaign *Ardennes Campaign *Battle of the Bulge |
| Awards |  Silver Star Purple Heart Presidential Unit Citation (United States) Army Good Conduct Medal American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal WWII Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal |
Major General Paul W. Newgarden was an American soldier during World War II. Prior to his unfortunate death on July 14, 1944 he commanded the 10th Armored Division (United States)
The 10th Armored “Tigers” played a decisive part in several major battles of the Second World War, and while it was Major General William H. H. Morris that took the division into battle, it was Major General Paul W. Newgarden that first commanded and trained the men of the 10th Armored Division.
10th Armored Division or "Tiger Division"; so named by Major General Paul Newgarden, the division's first commander, because a tiger has soldierly qualities, including being clean and neat and the ability to maneuever and surprise his prey.
From the pages of “Impact” by Lester M. Nichols:
Major General Paul W. Newgarden was a superb leader. His troops sensed his genuine interest in their welfare and his leadership was clearly reflected in every Tiger. His many mottos provided an insite as to his personal beliefs. “Stand up, Muscle up, Clean up, Carry out orders, March, Maneuver and Shoot”, were his bywords. “If we are to be successful,” he would say, “We must work like hell, play like hell and fight like hell.”
General Newgarden was much beloved by his men, and it came as a terrible shock when he perished in a plane crash on July 14, 1944. He was on his way back from Ft. Knox, Kentucky to participate in the division’s second anniversary review.
External links
- [1]10th Armored Division web page
- [2]10th Armored Division web page
- [3]21st Tank Battalion web page
- [4]10th Armored Division
- [5]10th Armored (West) web page
- [6]WWII Silvers Star Recipients
- [7]United States Memorial Holocaust Museum
References
1. Impact: The Battle Story of the 10th Armored Division (2000) [1950], Impact: The Battle Story of the 10th Armored Division, Divisional Histories, vol. 54 (2nd ed.), The Battery Press, Inc.; 2 edition (2000), ISBN ISBN-13: 978-0898393033 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. Index to the General Orders of the 10th Armored Division in World War II (2004) [2004
10th Armored Division web page], Index to the General Orders of the 10th Armored Division in World War II, Divisional Histories (1st ed.), D-Day Militaria (January 2004), ISBN ISBN-13: 978-1932891492 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help); line feed character in |origyear= at position 5 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. Tenth Armored "Tiger" Division (1989) [1989], Tenth Armored "Tiger" Division, Divisional Histories (1st ed.), Turner Pub Co (March 1989), ISBN ISBN-13: 978-0938021278 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)
4 10th Armored Division web page[8]
5 United States Memorial Holocaust Museum[9]