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Henry Balding Lewis
United States Army general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major General Henry Balding Lewis, CBE, (May 8, 1889 – May 21, 1966) was a United States Army officer who served in the Border War, Tientsin China, World War I and World War II. He served as adjutant general, United States Military Academy at West Point, Adjutant General 1st Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. In World War II he was adjutant general and deputy chief of staff to General Omar Bradley for the 12th Army Group and later served with General Bradley in the Veterans Administration.
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Born | (1889-05-08)May 8, 1889 Liberty Island, United States |
Died | May 21, 1966(1966-05-21) (aged 77) San Francisco, California, United States |
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Years of service | 1908–1949 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | Assistant chief of staff and adjutant general, 12th Army Group in Europe in WWII under General Omar Bradley, adjutant of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, adjutant US Military Academy West Point, adjutant general US Forces China |
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Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Honorary investiture as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire Legion of Honor Bronze Star American Defense Medal World War I Victory Medal World War II Victory Medal Croix De Guerre - France with Palm Order of Leopold II Mexican Service Medal American Campaign Medal Order of Abdon Calderon Army of Occupation Medal (Germany) European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 5 Battle Stars Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945 Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau Luxembourg War Cross Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal Fundacion Internacional Medal (Ecuador) |
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