Thomas S. Timberman

Thomas Sherman Timberman was born in Jamesburg, New Jersey on 21 March 1900, a son of Alvah B. Timberman and Anne B. (Flanagan) Timberman. He was raised and educated in Jamesburg, and was a 1918 graduate of Jamesburg High School. Among his classmates who also attained general officer rank were Hoyt Vandenberg, who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and Royal B. Lord, a primary planner for the Services of Supply in Europe during the Second World War. ==Start of career==

After receiving his commission, Timberman was assigned to the 5th Infantry Regiment and posted to Fort Williams, Maine. In 1931, he graduated from the officer's course at the Infantry School. She died in 1983 and they were the parents of daughter Virginia and son Thomas. ==Continued career==

From September 1930 to June 1931, was posted to the Infantry School at Fort Benning. After completing the officers' course, Timberman was assigned to Beijing, where he was a student in the 15th Infantry Regiment's Chinese language course. In January 1942, Timberman was assigned to the general staff of the United States Department of War, where he joined the War Plans Division as chief of the Asiatic Theater Operations Section. While at the War Department, Timberman was among the staff planners and briefers who organized the First Quebec Conference of August 1943, the Cairo Conference of November 1943, and the Second Cairo Conference of December 1943. ==Later career==

In January 1944, Timberman was promoted to temporary brigadier general and assigned to the China Burma India theater (CBI). From July 1951 to December 1952, Timberman performed Cold War duty as commander the 1st Infantry Division in West Germany. From January 1953 to August 1954, he was assigned as commander of the American Sector of Berlin, which included the East German uprising of 1953. From September 1954 to August 1955, Timberman was posted to Fort Lewis, Washington as commander of the 2nd Infantry Division. From 1955 to 1958, he was a member of the Joint Strategic Survey Committee, a panel that provided long range planning and recommendations to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. from July 1958 until his March 1960 retirement, Timberman commanded the United States Army Security Agency. After retiring from the army, Timberman worked as a consultant for the Research Analysis Corporation(RAC), an organization funded by the army as the successor to the Operations Research Office. RAC conducted operations research and data analysis in a scientific effort to identify issues and concerns that prevented or hindered US military mission accomplishment and develop solutions. In retirement, Timberman resided in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He died in Bethesda, Maryland on 2 August 1989. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. ==Awards==

Among Timberman's decorations were the Army Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters. For his wartime service, he received the Order of the British Empire (Commander) and the Order of the White Elephant (Knight Commander) (Siam). In addition, Timberman was a recipient of the Order of the Cloud and Banner (Special Collar), Order of the Sacred Tripod (Special Collar), and Order of the Sacred Tripod (Special Breast) from the Republic of China. ==Dates of rank==

• Private, 18 October 1918 to 14 December 1918 • Captain, 1 August 1935 • Lieutenant Colonel, 6 June 1942 • Brigadier General (Army of the United States), 18 January 1944 • Brigadier General, 11 March 1953 • Major General (Retired), 1 April 1960 ==References==