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Henry
Grant
Learnard
August 19, 1867

–

March 7, 1937

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Henry Learnard graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1890. He retired in 1931 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Adjutant General’s Department

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 18 (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 Brigadier General Henry Grant Learnard, 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, in the work of reorganization and administration within the Adjutant General’s Department.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1900 – 1901
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Captain (Infantry) Henry Grant Learnard, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action during the China Relief Expedition in 1900 – 1901.