Louis E. Hibbs

Major General Louis Emerson Hibbs (October 3, 1893 − April 28, 1970) was a United States Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 63rd Infantry Division.

Military career Louis Emerson Hibbs was born on October 3, 1893, in Washington, D.C. In 1912 he entered the United States Military Academy (USMA) and graduated from there, 16th in a class of 125, as a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery Branch of the United States Army four years later in June 1916. He was promoted to first lieutenant on July 1, 1916, less than a month after graduating, and was by then serving with the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, then stationed at Eagle Pass, Texas.

Hibbs saw service in World War I, which the United States had entered in April 1917. On May 15, 1917, Hibbs was promoted to captain. He was eventually transferred to the 5th Field Artillery Regiment, which was then serving in Western Front, the main theater of war, as part of the 1st Division of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). On July 3, 1918, he was promoted to major. In the following year Hibbs found himself returning to the USMA, where he was Graduate Manager of Athletics. While there, he was promoted to colonel on June 26, 1941.