Heard, Jack, MG

Deceased

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Major General

Last Service Branch
Cavalry

Last Primary MOS
0002-General Officer

Last MOS Group
General Officer

Primary Unit
1943-1946, 2210, United States Department of War

Service Years
1910 - 1946

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New York

Year of Birth
1887

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Contact Info

Date of Passing Oct 25, 1976
Location of Interment Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1976, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Commissioned in June 1910 as 2LT of Cavalry.
One of the first US Army Aviators; trained in 1917.
Branch detail to Aviation, June 1917 - May 1919.
Commanded Kelly Air Field, TX during WWI (1917 - 1919).
Transferred back to Cavalry in May 1919.
Retired in Sep 1946.

1910-1914, 1620, HHT, 7th US Cavalry

From Month/Year June / 1910	To Month/Year - / 1914
Unit HHT Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant	MOS 1620-Cavalry Platoon Leader
Base, Fort or City Not Specified	State/Country Philippines

Patch	HHT, 7th US Cavalry Details

	Type Cavalry
	Parent Unit 7th US Cavalry	Strength Army Troop
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jul 5, 2018

Yearbook

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13 Members Also There at Same Time

HHT

Miller, Troup, BG, (1902-1945)	CV	First Lieutenant
Whitside, Victor, MAJ, (1908-1919)		Second Lieutenant
MacKelvie, Jay, BG, (1917-1946)		Sergeant (Field Service)
Booth, Ewing, MG, (1898-1934)		Captain
Brees, Herbert, LTG, (1898-1941)		Captain
Chaffee, Adna Romanza, MG, (1906-1941)		First Lieutenant
Fuller, Horace Hayes, MG, (1909-1946)		First Lieutenant
Herr, John, MG, (1902-1942)		Second Lieutenant

7th US Cavalry

Chamberlin, Harry, BG, (1910-1944)	AR	000	First Lieutenant
Plenty Fires, I-See-O, SGT, (1875-1927)	IN		Sergeant

L Troop

Goldin, Theodore (MOH), PV1, (1876-Present)	CV	Private (E-1)
Pym, James (MOH), PV1, (1874-Present)	CV	Private (E-1)
Stivers, Thomas (MOH), PV1, (1871-Present)	CV	Private (E-1)