Harper, Joseph Howard, 1901-1990
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Major general, United States Army; commanding general, Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1954-1956; chief, Joint United States Military Advisory Group, Philippines, 1956-1958.
From the description of Joseph Howard Harper papers, 1944-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871947
Joseph Howard Harper (b. May 1, 1901, Maryland-d. Aug. 8, 1990), U.S. Army officer, was a college graduate who entered the Army in 1923. He is noted for delivering a one-word response, "Nuts," from the division commander to a German request for an American surrender during the Battle of the Bulge. In the years following World War II, he served as chief advisor, Joint U.S. Military Advance Group to the Philippines (1956) and was second in command at 5th Army Headquarters. He also served as commandant of the U.S. Army Infantry School.
From the description of Harper, Jos. H. (Joseph Howard), 1901-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10596419
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Major general, United States Army; commanding general, Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1954-1956; chief, Joint United States Military Advisory Group, Philippines, 1956-1958.
From the guide to the Joseph Howard Harper papers, 1944-1959, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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