John Bradbury Bennet

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John Bradbury Bennet

John Bradbury Bennet
Born(1865-12-06)December 6, 1865
New Brunswick, New Jersey
DiedSeptember 2, 1930(1930-09-02) (aged 64)
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankBrigadier general

John Bradbury Bennet (December 6, 1865 – September 2, 1930) was an American army officer and brigadier general active during World War I.

Early life

Bennet was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He graduated from the United States Military Academy number twenty-eight of sixty-five in the class of 1891.[1]

Career

Upon graduation, Bennet was commissioned in the Seventh Infantry which was stationed at Fort Lupton, Colorado.[2]

During the Spanish–American War, Bennett was aide to General

Henry T. Allen. He organized a school for the constabulary in Baguio.[3]

In 1917, he was assistant chief of the Aviation Section of the

Signal Corps, as a lieutenant colonel. He was in command of embarkation at Camp Merritt, New Jersey
. In France he commanded the 11th Infantry. On October 1, 1918, Bennett became a brigadier general and commanded a casual officers' detachment and Base Section Number 4 at LeHarve.

After the war, Bennet operated the demobilization camp at Camp Meade, Maryland, then served on the

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1925, he retired as a colonel and was promoted to brigadier general on the retired list in 1930.[4]

Awards

Bennet was made an

officer of the Legion of Honor
from France.

Death and legacy

John Bradbury Bennet died at the age of sixty-four on September 2, 1930.[5] and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section: 7, Site: 9025

References

  1. ^ Cullum, George Washington; Singleton, Edward (1901). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military ... (3d ed., rev. and extended ed.). Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. p. 517.
  2. OCLC 231779136

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