Alva R. Fitch
September 10, 1907 - November 25, 1989
Place of birth:	Amherst, Nebraska
Place of death:	Washington, D.C.
Allegiance:	United States Army
Years of service:	34 years
Rank:	Lieutenant General
Commands:	Third Armored Division
Battles/wars:	Battle of Bataan Korean War
Awards:	Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star

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Alva Revista Fitch (September 10, 1907–November 25, 1989) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army and was Deputy Director of Defense Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 1964. From October 16, 1961 to January 5, 1964, Fitch served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army. Image File history File links --Fitch1950majorgeneral. ... Amherst is a village located in Buffalo County, Nebraska. ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 3rd Armored Division, Spearhead. ... Combatants Philippines United States Japan Commanders George M. Parker (II Philippine Corps) Edward P. King (Bataan Forces) Masaharu Homma (Philippine invasion forces) Strength 120,000 Filipino troops; 30,000 U.S. troops 75,000 Japanese troops Casualties 10,000 killed, 20,000 wounded, 75,000 prisoners 7,000 killed, 12... Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom Communist combatants: North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, Soviet Union Commanders Douglas MacArthur Kim Il-sung, (Peng Dehuai de facto) Strength Note: All figures may vary according to source. ... The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army, awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. ... The Distinguished Service Medal is a high level military and civilian decoration of the United States of America which is issued for meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United States armed forces. ... The Silver Star is a United States military decoration and is the third highest medal for valor. ... Image File history File links Scoutsgreengoldnoscroll. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... DIA seal The Defense Intelligence Agency is a major producer and manager of intelligence for the United States Department of Defense. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

Born in Amherst, Nebraska on September 10, 1907, Fitch was one of the very earliest Eagle Scouts west of the Mississippi River. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1930 and became a career Army officer. While a Major, he commanded artillery units in the Philippines early in World War II. A survivor of the Bataan Death March in 1942, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star for heroism and courage in combat and while a captive of the Japanese. After the Battle of Bataan, he was taken prisoner-of-war and was not released until the war was concluded. Amherst is a village located in Buffalo County, Nebraska. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq. ... Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable by a Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and is also used as a title of a Scout who has achieved this honor. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... West Point redirects here. ... West Point painting West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8... The Bataan Death March was a war crime involving the forcible transfer of prisoners of war, with wide-ranging abuse and high fatalities, by Japanese forces in the Philippines, in 1942, after the Battle of the Philippines (1941-42), during World War II. In Japanese, it is known as Bat... The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army, awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. ... The Silver Star is a United States military decoration and is the third highest medal for valor. ... Combatants Philippines United States Japan Commanders George M. Parker (II Philippine Corps) Edward P. King (Bataan Forces) Masaharu Homma (Philippine invasion forces) Strength 120,000 Filipino troops; 30,000 U.S. troops 75,000 Japanese troops Casualties 10,000 killed, 20,000 wounded, 75,000 prisoners 7,000 killed, 12... Austro-Hungarian POWs in Russia; a 1915 photo by Prokudin-Gorskii German soldiers taken POW by the Polish Independent Highland Brigade during the Battle of Narvik of 1940 North Korean POWs being guarded by a US Marine Jan KiliÅ„ski leading a group of Russian prisoners of war following the...

In the Korean War, Fitch was an artillery commander and then commanded the Third Armored Division in West Germany. He later served as Chief of Staff of Army Intelligence before being named to the Defense Intelligence Agency post in 1946. He retired from active duty in 1964 and was military editor of the Kiplinger Newsletter from 1964 to 1975. Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom Communist combatants: North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, Soviet Union Commanders Douglas MacArthur Kim Il-sung, (Peng Dehuai de facto) Strength Note: All figures may vary according to source. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 3rd Armored Division, Spearhead. ... The Army intelligence logo. ... Kiplinger is a publishing company that was established in 1920 by W.M. Kiplinger [1] with what became the Kiplinger Letter and grew to encompass a number of other publications: Kiplingers Retirement Report Kiplinger. ...

General Fitch died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., on November 25, 1989 and was buried in Section 30 of Arlington National Cemetery. General Fitch is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. Walter Reed Army Medical Center is the U.S. Armys premier medical center on the east coast of the United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... The Military Intelligence Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame established by the Military Intelligence Corps of the U.S. Army to honor soldiers and civilians who have made exceptional contributions to Military Intelligence. ...

Trivia

• General Fitch was Elvis Presley's commanding officer during the singer's stint in the Army from 1958 to 1960.
• Future U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was a lieutenant with the Third Armored Division under General Fitch.

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References

• Black, J. K. United States Penetration of Brazil. 1977 (p 183, 188)
• Mader, Julius Who's Who in CIA. 1968
• Newman, J. JFK and Vietnam. 1992 (p 33, 186)
• Powers, T. The Man Who Kept the Secrets. 1981 (p 271)

External links

• Fitch's headstone at Arlington National Cemetery