Ray E. Porter Military person

Ray Edison Porter (July 29, 1891 - August 10, 1963) was a U.S. Army Major General. In World War II he served on the Africa campaign, in the War Department, and then led the 75th Infantry Division. Dwight D. Eisenhower named him as one of fifty who took over the ASF's Project Planning Division, the Special Planning Division or SPD.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 29, 1891
Birth place	Fordyce Arkansas
Date of death	August 10, 1963
Place of death	Little Rock Arkansas

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award	Bronze Star Medal Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) Legion of Merit Purple Heart Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)
military operations	World War II Colmar Pocket World War I
military branch	United States Army
military command	101st Airborne Division Fifteenth United States Army 75th Infantry Division US Army Caribbean
military unit	38th Infantry Division (United States) V Corps (United States) 34th Infantry Regiment (United States) Operations (military staff) 349th Infantry Regiment
service start	1917
service end	1953