Lieutenant General Clarence Ralph Huebner was a highly decorated senior officer of the United States Army who saw distinguished active service during both World War I and World War II. Perhaps his most notable role was as the Commanding General (CG) of the 1st Infantry Division during the Normandy landings of World War II.
Clarence R. Huebner
Weekly Staff Conference at United States Army Services of Supply (USASOS) headquarters in June 1942. Brigadier General Clarence R. Huebner is seated, sixth from the right.
American and Soviet generals pose on the banks of the Elbe River near Torgau, Germany, where the two Allies linked up for the first time in 1945. Pictured from left to right are Charles G. Helmick, Clarence R. Huebner, Gleb Baklanov, Vladimir Rusakov.
The grave of Lieutenant General Clarence R. Huebner at Arlington National Cemetery.
1st Infantry Division (United States)
The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed "The Fighting First." The division has also received troop monikers of "The Big Dead One" and "The Bloody First" as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames. It is currently based at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Red Cross nurses serving bread and coffee to doughboys of the 16th Infantry, 1st Division, upon their arrival in Paris, July 4, 1917.
General John J. Pershing, Commander'in-Chief of the AEF, and Major General Charles P. Summerall, commander of the 1st Division, inspecting doughboys of the 16th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, in France, September 7, 1918.
First Division monument on the Meuse-Argonne Battlefield, France.
The 1st Infantry Division entering Trier, Germany, November 1918.