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1863 - 1934 (70 years)
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Name |
HERSEY Mark Leslie |
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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 |
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MG Mark Leslie & Elizabeth (Noyes) Hersey gravestone
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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.
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Person ID |
I8399 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
Last Modified |
18 Jan 2012 |
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