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"The lucky bags" is an expression used to to describe the class of 1933 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. (cite)

About the class

Main category: Graduates of the United States Military Academy Class of 1933

Athletics

Academic life

Familial connections

Careers

Interwar years

World War II

Air Force

General officers

Post military service

The last member of the class to retire was Herbert G. Sparrow.

The last surviving member of the class was William J. Ely. Commissioned into the engineers, Ely served in the Pacific Theater during World War II before moving on to engineering posts throughout the United States.

Generals of the Class of 1933

 

General Theodore J. Conway

 

General Harold K. Johnson

 

General Ben Harrell

 

General James H. Polk

 

General Gabriel P. Disosway

 

Lieutenant General William J. Ely

 

Lieutenant General William W. Quinn

 

Lieutenant General Jean E. Engler

 

Major General John G. Shinkle

 

Major General Chester A. Dahlen

 

Brigadier General Paul T. Carroll

 

Brigadier General James L. Dalton confers with General Walter Krueger in 1945

 

Brigadier General William O. Darby

 

Brigadier General Royal Reynolds Jr.

Rank	Name	Rank in class	Notes	Ref.
10  General	Conway, Theodore JohnTheodore J. Conway	59	=Commanding General, United States Strike Command (1966–1969)	N
10  General	Disosway, Gabriel PoillonGabriel P. Disosway	200	=	N
10  General	Harrell, BenBen Harrell	323	=	N
10  General	Johnson, Harold KeithHarold K. Johnson	232	=Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1964–1968) Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (1962–1964) Commanding General, United States Army Command and General Staff College (1960–1962) Chief of Staff, Central Army Group (1959–1960) Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, United States Army Europe (1959) Chief of Staff, Seventh United States Army (?–1959) Assistant Division Commander, 8th Infantry Division (1956–?)	N
10  General	Polk, James HilliardJames H. Polk	72	=	N
09  Lieutenant General	Doleman, Edgar CollinsEdgar C. Doleman	175	=Deputy Commander, US Army Pacific (1965–1968)	N
09  Lieutenant General	Donnelly, Harold CooperHarold C. Donnelly	84		N
09  Lieutenant General	Ely, William JonasWilliam J. Ely	18		N
09  Lieutenant General	Engler, Jean EvansJean E. Engler	243		N
09  Lieutenant General	Hurlbut, Oren EugeneOren E. Hurlbut	121		N
09  Lieutenant General	Lincoln, Lawrence Joseph LincolnLawrence J. Lincoln	12		N
09  Lieutenant General	Meyer, Richard DavisRichard D. Meyer	7		N
09  Lieutenant General	Montgomery, Richard MatternRichard M. Montgomery	336		N
09  Lieutenant General	Moorman, Thomas SamuelThomas S. Moorman	42		N
09  Lieutenant General	Quinn, William WilsonWilliam W. Quinn	330	=Commanding General, Seventh United States Army (1964–1966)	N
09  Lieutenant General	Senter, William OscarWilliam O. Senter	86		N
09  Lieutenant General	Starbird, Alfred DoddAlfred D. Starbird	5		N
08  Major General	Bastion,Joseph Edward Jr.Joseph E. Bastion Jr.	206		N
08  Major General	Baumer, William Henry Jr.William H. Baumer Jr.	199		N
08  Major General	Breit, John MartinJohn M. Breit	215		N
08  Major General	Calhoun, William RobertsWilliam R. Calhoun	303		N
08  Major General	Carver, George AllenGeorge A. Carver	166		N
08  Major General	Chapman, Ethan AllenEthan A. Chapman	120		N
08  Major General	Chase, Charles HenryCharles H. Chase	139	User:Rob9980/sandbox/CHChase	N
08  Major General	Dahlen, Chester ArthurChester A. Dahlen	64	User:Rob9980/sandbox/CADahlen	N
08  Major General	Darnell, Carl Jr.Carl Darnell Jr.	258		N
08  Major General	Dolph, Cyrus Adba IIICyrus A. Dolph III	214		N
08  Major General	Evans, Roy TrippRoy T. Evans	184		N
08  Major General	Evans, Thomas BowesThomas B. Evans	218		N
08  Major General	Gee, Samuel EdwardSamuel E. Gee	298		N
08  Major General	Gibb, Frederick WilliamFrederick W. Gibb	267		N
08  Major General	Gibbs, David ParkerDavid P. Gibbs	234		N
08  Major General	Gray, David WarrenDavid W. Gray	32	User:Rob9980/sandbox/DWGray	N
08  Major General	Harris, William AllenWilliam A. Harris	20	User:Rob9980/sandbox/WAHarris	N
08  Major General	Honeycutt, John ThomasJohn T. Honeycutt	19		N
08  Major General	Jensen, Walter AugustWalter A. Jensen	50		N
08  Major General	Lane, John JosephJohn J. Lane	65		N
08  Major General	Maddux, Harold RothHarold R. Maddux	130		N
08  Major General	McMorrow, Francis JosephFrancis J. McMorrow	39		N
08  Major General	Meyer, Richard JohnRichard J. Meyer	191		N
08  Major General	Pottenger, Charles HoffmanCharles H. Pottenger	338		N
08  Major General	Powers, George ThomasGeorge T. Powers	181		N
08  Major General	Shinkle, John GardnerJohn G. Shinkle	23		N
08  Major General	Sibley, Alden KingslandAlden K. Sibley	8		N
08  Major General	Sparrow, Herbert GeorgeHerbert G. Sparrow	47		N
08  Major General	Thorlin, John FrederickJohn F. Thorlin	111		N
08  Major General	Truesdell, Karl Jr.Karl Truesdell Jr.	305		N
08  Major General	Welling, Alvin CharlesAlvin C. Welling	27		N
08  Major General	Zierath, Frederick RobertFrederick R. Zierath	256		N
07  Brigadier General	Beck, Thomas HerbertThomas H. Beck	208		N
07  Brigadier General	Blanchard, Robert Moore Jr.Robert M. Blanchard Jr.	329		N
07  Brigadier General	Blandford, William OWilliam O. Blandford	34		N
07  Brigadier General	Boswell, James OrrJames O. Boswell	233	User:Rob9980/sandbox/JOBoswell	N
07  Brigadier General	Broshous, Charles R.Charles R. Broshous	21		N
07  Brigadier General	Carroll, Paul ThomasPaul T. Carroll	190		N
07  Brigadier General	Coleman, Frederick WilliamFrederick W. Coleman	261		N
07  Brigadier General	Crawford, Joseph BriceJoseph B. Crawford	260		N
07  Brigadier General	Dalton, James Leo IIJames L. Dalton II	144	=Assistant Division Commander, 25th Infantry Division (1945) †	N
07  Brigadier General	Darby, William OrlandoWilliam O. Darby	177	= Assistant Division Commander, 10th Mountain Division (1945) † Commanding Officer, 179th Infantry Regiment (1944) Commanding Officer, 6615th Ranger Force (1944) Commanding officer, 1st Ranger Battalion (1942–1943)	N
07  Brigadier General	DeGavre, Chester BraddockChester B. DeGavre	309		N
07  Brigadier General	Dunn, Charles GoldingCharles G. Dunn	40		N
07  Brigadier General	Edwards, Morris OswaldMorris O. Edwards	85		N
07  Brigadier General	Ehlen, Edward SpaldingEdward S. Ehlen	333		N
07  Brigadier General	Essman, Graydon CasperGraydon C. Essman	288		N
07  Brigadier General	Fields, Kenneth E.Kenneth E. Fields	1		N
07  Brigadier General	Frentzel, William YorkWilliam Y. Frentzel	70		N
07  Brigadier General	Fuqua, Stephen OgdenStephen O. Fuqua Jr.	153		N
07  Brigadier General	Giffin, Sidney FrancisSidney F. Giffin	89		N
07  Brigadier General	Grubbs, Sydney Dwight Jr.Sydney D. Grubbs Jr.	318		N
07  Brigadier General	Hallock, DuncanDuncan Hallock	4		N
07  Brigadier General	Harris, Benjamin ThomasBenjamin T. Harris	210		N
07  Brigadier General	Hartel, Frederick OttoFrederick O. Hartel	301		N
07  Brigadier General	Henley, Franklin StoneFranklin S. Henley	213		N
07  Brigadier General	Henry, Frank ShermanFrank S. Henry	33		N
07  Brigadier General	Hetherington, Travis MonroeTravis M. Hetherington	66		N
07  Brigadier General	Hill, FrancisFrancis Hill	102		N
07  Brigadier General	Huntsberry, Walter AbnerWalter A. Huntsberry	245		N
07  Brigadier General	Kelley, Laurence BrowningLaurence B. Kelley	152		N
07  Brigadier General	King, Richard Thomas Jr.Richard T. King Jr.	277		N
07  Brigadier General	Mack, Stephen B.Stephen B. Mack	286		N
07  Brigadier General	Neely, Robert BentonRobert B. Neely	158		N
07  Brigadier General	Reynolds, Royal Augustus Jr.Royal A. Reynolds Jr.	284		N
07  Brigadier General	Risden, Richard A.Richard A. Risden	325		N
07  Brigadier General	Ryan, William FrancisWilliam F. Ryan	186		N
07  Brigadier General	Smith, Franklin GuestFranklin G. Smith	198		N
07  Brigadier General	Solomon, Maddrey AllenMaddrey A. Solomon	239	User:Rob9980/sandbox/MASolomon	N
07  Brigadier General	Stilwell, Joseph Warren Jr.Joseph W. Stilwell Jr.	161		N
07  Brigadier General	Summerfelt, Milton FrederickMilton F. Summerfelt	197		N
07  Brigadier General	Tripp, Robert CampbellRobert C. Tripp	16		N
07  Brigadier General	Vidal, Felix Louis Jr.Felix L. Vidal Jr.	254		N
07  Brigadier General	Whipple, Sherburne Jr.Sherburne Whipple Jr.	174		N

Other notable members

Rank	Name	Rank in class	Commands and assignments	Notes	Ref.
					N

• Edson Duncan Raff
• Edson Schull
• Lawrence K. White
• Charles W. Thayer
• Nelson P. Jackson
• Marshall Bonner
• Thomas B. Hall
• Russell F. Akers Jr.
• Donald C. Cubbison Jr.
• Lyle W. Bernard
• notable KIAs and POWs

Notes

References

Sources

Books

• Cullum, George W. (1969). 1969 Cullum Memorial Edition - Register of Graduates and Former Cadets 1802-1969. West Point Association of Graduates – via Google Books.
• Cullum, George W. (1970). 1970 Cullum Memorial Edition - Register of Graduates and Former Cadets 1802-1970. West Point Association of Graduates.
• Cullum, George W. (1980). 1980 Cullum Memorial Edition - Register of Graduates and Former Cadets 1802-1980. West Point Association of Graduates.
• Sorley, Lewis (1999). Honorable Warrior: General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command. Lawrence, Kans.: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0700608869. OCLC 38043059.

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