Fry, James, BG

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Brigadier General
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
0002-General Officer
Last MOS Group
General Officer
Primary Unit
1952-1953, 0002, 2nd Infantry Division
Service Years
1922 - 1957
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Infantry
Brigadier General
Four Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Idaho
Idaho
Year of Birth
1897
 
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Contact Info
Date of Passing
Oct 27, 1982
 

 Official Badges 

Army Staff Identification Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Armor Shoulder Cord Cold War Veteran




 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Probably the only US Army officer to command both an Armored Regiment and an Infantry Regiment, in battle, during World War Two.
Wrote a published book, "Combat Soldier", in 1968.
One of the very few US Army Generals who did not attend neither the CGSC nor the Army War College.

   

   1944-1945, 1542, HHC, 1st Battalion, 350th Infantry

Colonel
From Month/Year
April / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Unit
HHC Unit Page
Rank
Colonel
MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City
ETO
State/Country
Italy
 
 
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 HHC, 1st Battalion, 350th Infantry Details

HHC, 1st Battalion, 350th Infantry
Type
Infantry
 
Parent Unit
1st Battalion, 350th Infantry
Strength
Company
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Mar 31, 2020
   
   
Yearbook
 
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13 Members Also There at Same Time
HHC

Allen, Calvin Osbourne, 2LT, (1942-1944) IN 1542 Second Lieutenant
Mendoza, Manuel Verdugo, M/SGT, (1942-1953) IN 111.10 Master Sergeant
Taylor, John W., M/SGT, (1941-1945) QM 713 Master Sergeant
Ketterman, Wilson Paul, T/SGT, (1945-1946) AR 610 Technical Sergeant
Rodrigues, Anthony, S/SGT, (1942-1945) IN 745 Staff Sergeant
Shortencarrier, Ralph, SGT, (1941-1944) IN 745 Sergeant
Pittman, Alwin W., T/5, (1942-1945) IN 345 Technician Fifth Grade
Benner, Robert, PFC, (1943-1945) IN 745 Private First Class
Williams, Francis G., PFC, (1942-1946) IN 745 Private First Class
Banash, Peter Paul, PFC, (1944-1946) IN 745 Private
1st Battalion, 350th Infantry

Fleming, Duane Ward, PVT, (1942-1944) UN 00E Private
Collins, Herman Norwood, PVT, (1941-1944) Private
A Company

Houck, James, PFC, (1945-1947) IN Private First Class

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