Major General H.N. Toftoy

THIS PLAQUE WAS PLACED HERE BY CITIZENS OF HUNTSVILLE AND MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA, IN HONOR OF MAJOR GENERAL H. N. TOFTOY, USA WHO WAS COMMANDING GENERAL OF REDSTONE ARSENAL FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1954, TO MARCH 31, 1958. IT WAS UNVEILED HERE ON AUGUST 1, 1958, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS TRANSFER TO THE COMMAND OF ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND.

GENERAL TOFTOY DURING HIS STAY AT REDSTONE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND HE WILL FOREVER BE ENSHRINED IN THE HEARTS OF LOCAL PEOPLE AS “MR. MISSILE.”