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Harry
McKenzie
Roper
1901-07-30

–

1982-12-19

Born:

Washington

, 

D. C.

Home:

Washington

, 

D. C.

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Harry Roper graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1923. He retired in 1955 as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery), [then Brigadier General]

    Regiment:

    Artillery

    Division:

    X Corps

    Action Date:

    December 1944 – August 1945
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 19 (March 11, 1948)

    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 (Field Artillery), [then Brigadier General] Harry McKenzie Roper (ASN: 0-15176), 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, Artillery, X Corps, from December 1944 to August 1945. (This award supersedes the award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel Roper, for service from 21 December 1944 to 17 April 1945, as published in General Orders 217, General Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Pacific, 2 October 1945.)

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1951 – 1952
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Harry McKenzie Roper (ASN: 0-15176), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding General, Division Artillery, 7th Infantry Division, in Korea from 1951 to 1952.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 267 (1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Brigadier General Harry McKenzie Roper (ASN: 0-15176), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General, Division Artillery, 7th Infantry, in action against the enemy in Korea, in 1952. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Roper, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.