Assistant Division Commander of the 76th, Brig Gen Francis A. Woolfley has been a professional soldier for thirty years. Serving first as a lieutenant with the Louisiana National Guard on the Mexican Border in 1916, he was commissioned a 1st lieutenant in the regular army in 1917. During the first World War, the General served as a captain with the 56th Infantry in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and the Alsace Lorraine sector, winning the Silver Star for gallantry in action.

A graduate of the Infantry School, Army War College and the Chemical Warfare School, Gen Woolfley also served as instructor at the War College and the Infantry School. From 1921-25 he was commandant of cadets and Professor of military science and tactics at Louisiana State University, and in 1926 went to San Juan, Puerto Rico where he served until 1929. He joined the 76th in March 1943, where he remained until July, 1945 when he became commander of the 106th Infantry Division.

During the first world war, Brig Gen Henry C. Evans, 76th Division Artillery Commander, served six months as a truck driver with the French Army before receiving a furlough to Paris. He put his furlough time to good use and when he left Paris he was a 2d lieutenant with the 1st Division. He participated in five major engagements and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism near Chaudun" and the Silver Star for gallantry in action in the Meuse-Argonne sector.