Abernethy, Robert, BG

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Brigadier General

Last Service Branch
Field Artillery

Last MOS Group
Field Artillery

Primary Unit
1930-1933, 1193, Hawaiian Division

Service Years
1897 - 1938

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Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1874

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Contact Info

Home Town Gonzales County
Date of Passing Jun 10, 1952
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 3, Site 2073-D

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	1952, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

BG Abernathy was awarded three (3) Silver Stars for gallantry and two (2) Purple Hearts for wounds during his Spanish-American War and Philippine Campaign service, 1898 - 1899.

He was commissioned a FA 2LT in June 1897, upon graduation from the USMA.

He retired in August 1938 with over 41 years of commissioned service.

1930-1933, 1193, Hawaiian Division

From Month/Year - / 1930	To Month/Year - / 1933
Unit Hawaiian Division Unit Page
Rank Brigadier General	MOS 1193-Field Artillery Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City Not Specified	State/Country Hawaii

Patch	Hawaiian Division Details

	Type Light Infantry
	Parent Unit Army Divisions (1911-1941)	Strength Division
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 8, 2016

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15 Members Also There at Same Time

Hawaiian Division

Gibbins, Henry, MG, (1898-1940)	LO	2625	Colonel
Chamberlin, Stephen, LTG, (1912-1951)	AG	2162	Lieutenant Colonel
Muir, James, MG, (1910-1945)	MI	9301	Major
Wallender, Elmer, BG, (1914-1949)	QM	1984	Major
Leavey, Edmond, MG, (1917-1949)	EN	7010	Captain
O'Reilly, Hugh, MSG, (1932-1962)	IN	521	Corporal
Greely, John, MG, (1908-1943)	FA		Lieutenant Colonel
Bowley, Albert, LTG, (1897-1939)			Major General
Warnock, Alan, BG, (1916-1946)	IM		Major
Clarke, Bruce Cooper, GEN, (1917-1962)			First Lieutenant
Hamlett, Barksdale, GEN, (1930-1964)			First Lieutenant
Wells, Briant H., MG, (1894-1935)			Major General
Winans, Edwin Baruch, MG, (1891-1933)			Major General
Fox, Alonzo, LTG, (1917-1957)			Captain
Howard, Edwin, BG, (1923-1954)			First Lieutenant