Bidspirit auction | GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER'S 'CIVIL

GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER'S 'CIVIL DEFENSE' CERTIFICATE - Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 10 x 8 in. (sight), [n.p.], May 11, 1959, a 'Certificate of Appreciation' issued to General Clarence R. Huebner by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization for 'his invaluable contribution to civil defense and his exceptional leadership as President of the National Association of State and Territorial Civil Defense Directors.' Signed at bottom by the office's Director LEO A. HOUGH. Matted and framed to a total size of 15 x 13 in., with a wire on the reverse for hanging. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER (1888 - 1972) was an American general who took command of the 1st Infantry Division, popularly known as the 'Big Red One', in early August of 1943. He commanded the division during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, where it was the first force to face the Germans on Omaha Beach, and he joined his men on the beach the same day. The division was instrumental in the breakthrough following the battle for St. Lo and in foiling the German counteroffensive at Mortain.