Ira A. Hunt Jr.
Ira Augustus Hunt Jr. was a United States Army Major General.
Early life and education
Ira Augustus Hunt Jr. was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 23, 1934. He attended the United States Military Academy graduating in the class of 1945.Military career
Hunt was assigned to the Corps of Engineers upon graduation. He served as a commander of the 12th Engineer Battalion, 8th Infantry Division in West Germany from 1964 to 1966. He later served as a Military Assistant in the Office of Organization and Management Planning, Office of the Secretary of Defense.During the Vietnam War he served as Chief of Staff of the 9th Infantry Division under Major General Julian Ewell. He subsequently served as commander of the 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division.
Hunt served as deputy commander of United States Support Activities Group from 1973 to 1974 and served temporarily as Defense Attaché at the Defense Attaché Office, Saigon during a change of command in August 1974.
Hunt served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Training and Schools, Headquarters, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia.
Writing
Hunt was the author of several books on the Vietnam War:- with LTG Julian Ewell
- The 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam: Unparalleled and Unequaled
- Losing Vietnam: How America Abandoned Southeast Asia
- ''My Lai Cover-Up Deceit and Incompetence''