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Harry
Clay
Hale
July 10, 1861

–

March 21, 1946

Born:

Knoxville

, 

Illinois

Home:

Knoxville

, 

Illinois

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Harry Hale graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 1883. He retired in 1925 as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Second Lieutenant]

    Regiment:

    12th Infantry Regiment

    Action Date:

    December 6 – 24, 1890
    Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General’s Office, General Orders No. 100 (December 17, 1891)

    First Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Second Lieutenant] Harry Clay Hale, United States Army, 12th Infantry Regiment, was cited for conspicuous courage, fortitude, good judgment, and tact from 6 to 24 December 1890, in dealing with the hostile Sioux Indians at their ghost-dance camp near the mouth of Cherry Creek, South Dakota, which resulted in the surrender and disarmament of a large band of them.