Major General HERSEY Mark Leslie^[1]

1863 - 1934  (70 years)

• Name	HERSEY Mark Leslie
  Prefix	Major General
  Born	1 Dec 1863	Stetson, Penobscot, Maine   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B07A0D38EB9ED5118A064445535400009E20
  Died	22 Jan 1934	Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida   [1]
  Buried	Aft 22 Jan 1934	Arlington, Arlington, Virginia   [1, 2]
  	Address: Arlington National Cemetery
  	(section south site 1618.)
  		MG Mark Leslie & Elizabeth (Noyes) Hersey gravestone
  Notes	Mark Leslie Hersey of Maine Appointed from Maine, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1883 (59) Commissioned Additional Second Lieutenant, 19th United States Infantry, 12 June 1887 Second Lieutenant, 9th United States Infantry, 30 August 1887 First Lieutenant, 12th United States Infantry, 16 December 1894 Captain, 9th United States Infantry, 2 March 1899 Mark Leslie Hersey, born in Stetson, Maine, 1 December 1863, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1887 and served with the 9th Infantry in Arizona until 1891. He was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Maine during the next 4 years. He fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and again served with the 9th Infantry in the Philippines during the hostilities in China during the Boxer Rebellion. After participating in the Samar Campaign in the Philippines, he returned to the United States in 1902. During World War I, as commander of the 4th Division, A.E.F., he participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the French Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with Palm. Promoted to Major General 20 September 1924, he retired from active duty 2 November. Major General Hersey died at Tampa, Florida, 22 January 1934. U.S.S. General M.L. Hersey (AP148) was launched April, 1944 in his honor. General Hersey was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Elizabeth Noyes Hersey (1863-1932) is buried with him.
  Person ID	I8399	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2012

  
  

  Family	NOYES Elizabeth "Lizzie" S.,   b. 28 May 1863, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine ,   d. 5 Apr 1932  (Age 68 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1887	Waterville, Kennebec, Maine   [3]
  Children	1. Lieutenant Commander HERSEY Mark Leslie, Jr.,   b. 8 Jul 1888, Whipple Barracks, Arizona ,   d. 3 Dec 1974, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F3064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		MG Mark L. Hersey
  		MG Mark L. Hersey
  		Veteran & Patriot of World War I

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] Internet Online Homepage, http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/mlhersey.htm. [S3808] Internet-Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial #19887528 [Earl Munday] 6/14/2007. [S65] Book-Noyes-The Noyes Descendants, Vol. I, p.127.