Major General Cyrus A. Dolph Ill

Major General Cyrus A. Dolph Ill

Group Commander 102d Cavalry Group July 1944 – May 1945

West Point Graduate – 1933

Awarded: Silver Star; 2 Legions of Merit

Colonel Dolph commanded the 102nd Cavalry Group throughout the European Theater from the Breakout of Normandy; July 1944, across France, through Germany and finally linking up with the Russians in Pilzen, Czechoslovakia on 10 May 1945.

At one point during the war, Colonel Dolph, as Group Commander, commanded the 38th and 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons, 2nd Ranger Battalion, and numerous other battalion size units.

Under Dolph’s command, units of the 102nd Cavalry Group fought in many European battles that included the breakout from Normandy, the Liberation of Paris, Battle of the Bulge, Crossing the Siegfried Line and link-up with Russian forces in Czechoslovakia.

A regular Army officer, Colonel Dolph remained in the Army after World War II and served in Korea (1954-55) and before his retirement, he served as Deputy Commander, American Forces in the Republic of South Vietnam (1960).

He retired in 1963 as a Major General and passed away on 29 April 1985 and is interned at Arlington National Cemetery.