Brigadier General
Guy E. Tripp

Brigadier General Guy E. Tripp was born on April 22, 1865. Before entering the U.S. Army, he became Chairman of the Board of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.

On January 16, 1918, he was commissioned a colonel in the Ordnance Department and was promoted to Brigadier General on August 23, 1918.

He served as head of the newly organized Production Division, which was charged with securing the production of ordnance materiel for which orders and contracts had been placed. He established Ordnance Districts for the production of war materiel with a view for decentralization of authority relating to matters of administration, production, inspection, and shipment of supplies. His efforts resulted in the highest standards with respect to quantity and quality of output. Of special merit were the studies he initiated of machinery and tools to facilitate the best methods of manufacture.

In 1926, he became Vice President of the American Ordnance Association. General Tripp held this position until his death on June 14, 1927.