1 8 , ▁he ▁would ▁receive ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁three ▁times ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Si bert ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁in ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas , ▁to ▁Major ▁General ▁William ▁L . ▁Si bert ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁Margaret ▁C umm ings ▁Si bert . ▁He ▁would ▁be ▁raised ▁on ▁military ▁tradition , ▁his ▁grand father ▁William ▁J . ▁Si bert ▁and ▁great - un cle ▁William ▁B . ▁Be es on ▁having ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁army , ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁Si bert ' s ▁early ▁years ▁would ▁see ▁his ▁father ▁assigned ▁to ▁Man ila , ▁Philippines ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 0 0 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Zone ▁( 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 1 4 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Si bert ▁would ▁receive ▁an ▁at - large ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁D ates ▁of ▁rank ▁ ▁Service ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁personnel ▁from ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁gener als ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁al umn