Henry Terrell Jr.
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Henry Terrell Jr. | |
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San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Died | October 3, 1971 (aged 80) San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Buried | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, United States |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1912–1946 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Service number | 0-3264 |
| Unit |  Infantry Branch |
| Commands held | 9th Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry Division 90th Infantry Division XXII Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Croix de guerre (France) |
Major General Henry Terrell Jr. (October 14, 1890 – October 3, 1971) was a senior United States Army officer. Terrell commanded the 90th Infantry Division from its activation in March 1942 to January 1944 during World War II.[1]
Early life and military career
Born October 14, 1890, in
He was subsequently transferred to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, then stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he participated in the border patrol duty during the Pancho Villa Expedition. He then was transferred to the 29th Infantry Regiment in February 1915, for duty in the Panama Canal Zone.
He returned to the United States in August 1917, four months after the
Between the wars
He stayed in the army during the interwar period where he attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School, graduating from there in 1925. In the early 1930s he attended the U.S. Army War College and from 1936 to 1938 he commanded the 9th Infantry Regiment.[3]
World War II
During
Terrell led the division in numerous training
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Infantry), [then Major General] Henry Terrell, Jr. (ASN: 0-3264), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, 90th Infantry Division and later as Commanding General XXII Corps, from 1942 to 1945.[5]
Postwar
Major General Henry Terrell Jr. retired from the army on April 30, 1946, almost a year after the end of World War II in Europe, and died on October 3, 1971, in San Antonio, Texas, his birthplace. He is buried together with his wife Helen (1891–1972) at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Medals and decorations
References
- ^ 90th Infantry Division Commanders in World War II
- ^ Phi Kappa Psi (1991). Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (13th ed.). Publishing Concepts, Inc. 1991. pp. 399, 578.
- ^ "Biography of Major-General Henry Jr. Terrell (1890 – 1971), USA".
- ^ http://www.normandy1944.org.uk/st_sauver.htm
- ^ "Henry Terrell - Recipient -".
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