Hardy Cross Dillard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hardy Cross Dillard

Judge on the World Court 1970–1979

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1902

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 12-May-1982

Profession: judge, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hardy Cross Dillard (23 October 1902 – 12 May 1982) 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 (1963–1968), legal adviser to the High Commissioner for Germany (1950), first Director of the National War College (1946), and as a Colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War Two (1941–1946).
During World War Two, Dillard served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Affairs (G5) 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.