Edwin L. Sibert

Edwin Luther Sibert
March 2, 1897
Born	(1897-03-02)March 2, 1897 Little Rock, Arkansas
Died	December 16, 1977(1977-12-16) (aged 80) McLean, Virginia
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Central Intelligence Agency
Years of service	1918–1954
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Department of the Antilles OP4 Commander Operation PORTREX
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal
Relations	MG William L. Sibert, father MG Franklin C. Sibert, brother Lt. Cmdr. Edwin L Sibert, Jr,. son Dr. Edwin L. Sibert, III, grandson (chemist)

Edwin Luther Sibert (1897–1977) was a United States Army officer with the rank of Major General and served as intelligence officer during World War II and post-war Europe where he assisted in the creation of the Gehlen Organization.^[1] He would return to the United States and briefly serve in the Central Intelligence Group, the forerunner of the modern CIA. He was the son of Major General William L. Sibert and the brother of Major General Franklin C. Sibert. A graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1918, he would receive the Distinguished Service Cross three times for his service during World War II and the Cold War.^[2][3]

Early years

Sibert was born on March 2, 1897, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Major General William L. Sibert and his wife Mary Margaret Cummings Sibert. He would be raised on military tradition, his grandfather William J. Sibert and great-uncle William B. Beeson having served in the Confederate Army, and his father in the United States Army.^[4] Sibert's early years would see his father assigned to Manila, Philippines (1899–1900), and the Panama Canal Zone (1907–1914).^[5] In 1914, Sibert would receive an at-large appointment to the United States Military Academy graduating in 1918.^[6]

Promotions

Promotions^[6]

Rank	Date
Second Lieutenant	12 June 1918
First Lieutenant (acting)	23 October 1918
First Lieutenant	16 August 1919
Captain	1 August 1933
Major	1 April 1940
Colonel (acting)	15 January 1941
Lieutenant Colonel(acting)	12 June 1941
Colonel (acting)	1 February 1942
Lieutenant Colonel	4 August 1942
Brigadier General(acting)	31 October 1942
Colonel	11 March 1948
Brigadier General(acting)	31 October 1942
Major General (acting)	1 August 1948
Brigadier General	21 March 1953

Service

Decorations

Here is the ribbon bar of Major General Edwin L. Sibert:

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