European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse F s a j of it & so relinquishes 4tfediv command to head ?-.__ _ of information and education a glowing tribute to the 4th inf div 4aj be half in n. Hartness the. A vision s departing cd says the unit s Pence in Germany is As great a de ten Oto War As anything we the Virginia born general who left a Ril 6 for Washington said his greatest regret was in leaving the division which Ife Vad commanded since its reactivation in Augusi 1950. Wave been together for 30 months a cannot say too much for the Fine spirit termination willingness to do and of shown by All 4tnembers of to he " _ j Ever the chips should fall this Divi is ready to do its Job he added the 4th, Hartness had the dust my commanding the first division Spe reach rated to become a member _ in Dwight d. Eisenhower s nato its first elements arrived in Europe 1951, " Thwe arrived the men seemed Towe bad a purpose that we had do he said. They went about it f face men. A credit for what we accomplished oth i the to Ora any and since we have Germany goes to the officers and a to Mac a the his departure the general win a command Joto for the fir sir Timela Washiington his new assign Al be to Bead the department of office of armed forces j3hb 55-year-old general left Europe called an incident in 1935 out of his pc ground that pointed Uip How lit Tift pm a the us army uniform in Ger at one time quite a contrast to the today. Arriving in Berlin on an appointment at the Krieg Saka in German general staff school the bewilderment of a group men a they stared at the on his did not know that i understood 0f what they were saying he re and i listened with great interest finally decided that Hartnest mus officer for they came to the Milf Tobt it � a or on that a. Stood for the Union a so Stas de in the German general he until 1937 when he returned to. To instruct at the command and _ staff College for three years i August 1940 to june 1342 lib was Ringlon wife. The requirements of the army ground forces and division of the far department Gen in june 1942 he was made assist commander of the Mth inf div sister Mich. With this division until leaving to become assistant ind for of the 2sth inf div. _ at Camp Campbell by. He the 26th to it Jackson s.c-, the european theater of served with the division through Ern France he Ireland ardennes in Europe campaigns from octo june 1945. The nest few months vision commander of the 26th div. A Brief period As Deputy assistant a Tate g3, theater general Board 15th Germany he returned to the . President of army ground forces at it Benning Lor a nine Hia next assignment was that of assistant division commander of the 7th inf div i Korea which he joined in november ims. A year later he assumed command a the division and remained its commander until january 1948, when he was relieved by it Gen John b. Coulter. " upon his return to the . In May 1948, the general was assigned to the command and general Statt College As assistant commandant. In july 1950, he became the acting commandant and remained Ini that Job until get 12,1950. Hartness first trip to Europe took place after he was graduated from the uj3. A military Academy in 191& he went for a tour of world War i returned to the states and entered infantry school at it. Benning a. He was graduated in june 1920 and remained at it. Penning As a platoon the 29ih inf until september 1922, when he entered Columbia University. After graduation in Juita 1923, with a Bachelor of arts degree he served a three year Touras an instructor at West Point i he spent the next three years at it Clayton Panama canal zone with the 33d inf. His next assignment was As Roth instructor with the military Degart ment of the univ Raity of Minnesota from september 1929 to september of. A attended the two year course at the com Mand and general staff College and was graduated a newty appointed Captain in june 1935.his decorations include the Silver Star the legion of Merit the Bronze Star medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and French Musaian and czech was accompanied by mrs. Hart Ness to the states. They planned Yaj to their daughter and son la Law Allan r. Williams a chemist of East Fater Aoa. No. And their 8-year old grandson. Sect10m
