Felix L. Sparks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lt. Colonel Felix Sparks was the commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion of the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army which was the first Allied force to enter Dachau concentration camp and liberate its prisoners.
After leaving the army he entered the law and worked as an attorney, later becoming a Justice in the Colorado Supreme Court. He subsequently joined the United States National Guard, serving during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, and retired in 1979 having attained the rank of Brigadier General.
[edit] External links
- Personal account by Felix L. Sparks Brigadier General of the liberation of Dachau
- www.45thinfantrydivision.com
 |
This American law-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
