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Guy
Vernor
Henry
Jr.
1875-01-28

–

1967-11-29

Born:

Fort Robinson

, 

Nebraska

Home:

Dansville

, 

New York

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Guy Henry’s mother was the granddaughter of Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins and Secretary of the Navy and Supreme Court Justice Smith Thompson. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1898 and subsequently retired in 1939 as a U.S. Army Major General. His father, an Academy graduate Class of 1861, earned the Medal of Honor in the Civil War.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    World War II
    War Department, General Orders No. 104 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Guy Vernor Henry, Jr. (ASN: 0-605), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War II.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    December 8, 1948 – January 28, 1954
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 35 (May 13, 1954)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Guy Vernor Henry, Jr. (ASN: 0-605), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 8 December 1948 to 28 January 1954.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry)

    Division:

    U.S. Volunteers

    Action Date:

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

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry) Guy Vernor Henry, Jr. (ASN: 0-605), United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action during the Philippine Insurrection, 1899 to 1902.