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Thomas
Henry
Barry
October 13, 1855

–

December 30, 1919

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Thomas Barry graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1877. He served as Superintendent of the Academy from 1910 – 1912, and retired two months before his death in 1919 as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    U.S. Volunteers

    Action Date:

    1899 – 1902
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Brigadier General Thomas Henry Barry, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action during the Philippine Insurrection, 1899 to 1902.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    Central Department

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 73 (1919)

    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 Major General Thomas Henry Barry, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Department Commander, Central Department, General Barry handled many difficult problems arising in that department during the war with rare judgment.