Leland Hobbs

1892–1966 (age 74)

Military Officer

Biography

Leland Hobbs devoted his life to the United States Army, rising to command the 30th Infantry Division and leading soldiers through the sweeping campaigns across Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe during World War II.

He carried that same steady stewardship into peacetime, mentoring younger officers and maintaining a lifelong commitment to the men he had served with, a legacy now quietly honored at Arlington National Cemetery.

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