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Manton S. EddyManton S. Eddy was a lieutenant general of the United States Army. Thoroughly the infantryman, Manton Eddy served in France in World War I in rifle and machine gun units. During the interwar period, he was a member of the Infantry Board and an instructor of tactics at the Command and General Staff College. The years of preparation and training returned great dividends to the Army. General Eddy commanded the 9th Infantry Division in campaigns in Tunisia, Sicily, and Normandy. As Commander of US XII Corps, his units successfully held the southern shoulder of the German salient in the Battle of the Bulge. In the postwar period, General Eddy served again at Fort Leavenworth, this time as Commandant of the college. He was president of a review board which made a thorough examination of officer education and established the progressive branch, staff, and senior service levels of officer schooling. As Commander of Seventh Army, he presided over its transformation from an Army of occupation to one of deterrence. External links Eddy, Manton S.
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