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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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.
   
   1949-1952, 48A, US Forces Austria (USFA)

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Brigadier General		 MOS
48A-Foreign Area Officer
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Austria
  
 
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Last Updated: Nov 24, 2018
   
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15 Members Also There at Same Time
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US Forces Austria (USFA)
Hays, George Price (MOH), LTG, (1917-1953) USA 0002 Lieutenant General
Keyes, Geoffrey, LTG, (1908-1954) USA 0002 Lieutenant General
Hays, George, LTG, (1917-1953) USA 00GC Major General
Kendall, Paul, LTG, (1918-1957) USA 0002 Major General
Swift, Ira, MG, (1918-1954) USA 0002 Major General
Dickerson, George W., BG, (1941-1971) IN 1542 Lieutenant Colonel
Mearns, Filmore K, LTG, (1935-1973) MI 9303 Lieutenant Colonel
Pies, Kenton, PFC, (1952-1955) EN 1076 Private First Class
Cooper, Paul Ray, SFC, (1934-1962) AG 274 Staff Sergeant
Kini, Joseph, SFC, (1946-1971) AG 55 Technician Fourth Grade
Hickey, Thomas, LTG, (1917-1958) 2010 Brigadier General
McGarr, Lionel Charles, LTG, (1928-1962) 2010 Colonel
Irwin, Stafford LeRoy, LTG, (1915-1952) Lieutenant General
541st Signal Depot Company
Irvin, Leland, SFC, (1948-1954) Technical Sergeant
7616th US Forces Austria Command (USFA)
St.John, Myron, PVT, (1949-1951) IN 111.10 Private

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