Ewart G. Plank
Ewart Gladstone Plank | |
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Brigadier General Ewart G. Plank | |
| Born | 4 November 1897 Garden City, Missouri |
| Died | 2 September 1982 (aged 84) San Francisco, California |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1918 1920–1949 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Service number | 0-12649 |
| Unit | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps United States Army Corps of Engineers |
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Major General Ewart Gladstone Plank (4 November 1897 – 2 September 1982) was a United States Army career officer who was a veteran of World War I and World War II. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, he was ranked 44th in the class of 1920. He was commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps, but later transferred to the Corps of Engineers. During World War II he commanded the Advance Section, Communications Zone (ADSEC).