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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Unofficial Badges

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.

1939-1940, 1204, 13th Cavalry

From Month/Year September / 1939	To Month/Year October / 1940
Unit 13th Cavalry Unit Page
Rank Colonel	MOS 1204-Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City Fort Knox	State/Country Kentucky

Patch	13th Cavalry Details

	Type Cavalry
	Parent Unit Cavalry Units	Strength Regiment
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Oct 14, 2018

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