claim: Salman Rushdie wrote a novel published in December 1981.
evidence: Thomas Troy Handy -LRB- March 11 , 1892 -- April 12 , 1982 -RRB- was a United States Army four-star general who served as Deputy Chief of Staff , U.S. Army -LRB- DCSA -RRB- from 1944 to 1947 ; Commanding General , Fourth United States Army from 1947 to 1949 ; Commander in Chief , United States European Command -LRB- CINCEUR -RRB- from 1949 to 1952 ; Commander in Chief , U.S. Army Europe / Commander , Central Army Group -LRB- CINCUSAREUR / COMCENTAG -RRB- , 1952 ; and Deputy Commander in Chief , U.S. European Command -LRB- DCINCEUR -RRB- , from 1952 to 1954 .. United States Army. United States Army. General. General ( United States ). Fourth United States Army. Fourth United States Army. United States European Command. United States European Command