Hardy Cross Dillard

Who was Hardy Cross Dillard?

Hardy Cross Dillard was an American jurist who served as a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1970 to 1979, as a judge appointed by Queen Elizabeth II to a court of arbitration concerning the Beagle Channel islands dispute, Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law, legal adviser to the High Commissioner for Germany, first Director of the National War College, and as a Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War Two. During World War Two, Dillard served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Affairs in the China Command, Commander of the Civil Affairs Staging Area at the Presidio of Monterey where he oversaw preparation and planning for the Occupation of Japan and as commander of the European Civil Affairs Training Division of SHAEF in preparation for Operation Overlord. Previously, he initiated and served as Director of the School of Military Government.