Charles E. Hart  Charles Edward Hart (June 17, 1900 – December 9, 1991) born in Fort Washington, Maryland was a Commanding General of the V Corps (1954–1956) and Commanding General of the Army Air Defense Command (1957–1960). He died at Fort Belvoir, Virginia at the age of 91. Charles Edward Hart was born in Fort Washington, Maryland, the son of Dr. (Colonel) James William Hart and Grace Duncan Hart. Hart was a descendant of Private Joseph Hart, a member of the 4th Virginia Regiment during the Revolutionary War. By 1910 the family had moved to Washington, D.C. where Hart's father had a general practice and served on the staff of the Veteran's Hospital. Eventually residing in Fort Hunt, Virginia, Hart would attend military drills with his father. After graduating from Western High School in Washington, D.C., Hart began working at a bank while seeking an appointment as a cadet at United States Military Academy. Hart entered the United States Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 1920 during the tenure of Douglas MacArthur as superintendent. He would graduate 298th out of 405 cadets in 1924. While at the Academy Hart was known to be an avid horseman. Following graduation in 1924, Hart was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery, and assigned to the 4th Field Artillery Regiment located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Shortly after his arrival in Texas he would be transferred to Fort McIntosh, Texas along the US-Mexican border where he would remain until being transferred to Fort Knox, Kentucky in 1928. During his tenure in Texas he would serve as adjutant for the 4th Field Artillery Regiment before transferring to the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment also based at Fort McIntosh, Texas. Upon transfer he would continue as an adjutant and serve as Commanding Officer of the Service Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment from 1927 until his transfer in 1928. Hart would serve one year at Fort Knox, Kentucky before receiving a promotion to 1st Lieutenant and a transfer to Fort Myer, Virginia to serve with the 16th Field Artillery Regiment. He would remain there for approximately one year before being sent to the United States Field Artillery School located in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After a year as a student, Hart graduated in 1931 and went to the 8th Field Artillery Regiment. In 1932 Hart would serve the 11th Artillery Brigade (1932-1933) until followed by the 8th Artillery Regiment (1933-1934) and 18th Artillery Regiment (1934-1935).