A brief narrative of the life of Guy V. Henry, Jr. [1965-1967]

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A brief narrative of the life of Guy V. Henry, Jr. [1965-1967]

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Army cavalry officer, Commandant of Cadets. Autobiography tells of his early life as the child of an officer on frontier duty in the 1870's and 1880's, cadet life and hazing, 1894-1898, mustering of the 26th Infantry of volunteers and their tour of duty in the Philippine Islands, 1899-1901, establishment of a course of instruction for cavalry officers, changes in cavalry bits, experiences at the French cavalry school, Saumer, France, 1906-1907, and travels to European cavalry schools, cavalry instruction at West Point, 1908-1911, competition as a member of the U.S. equestrian team in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, tenure as Commandant of Cadets, 1917-1918, discussing practical military instruction instituted by Henry and the need to bridle the cadets' desires to leave West Point in favor of the front; the Berlin Olympics in 1936 during which time Henry was shown the German rearmament efforts; organization of the Canadian-American Military Board; duty as a member of Joint Board of Defense, Canada-U.S. and duty as representative to Joint Mexican-U.S. Defense Commission; post war efforts at normalizing foreign relations. The autobiography includes photographs, and photocopies of letters and citations from Dwight Eisenhower, Dean Acheson and others. Additional papers include a brief summary of Henry's military career, distinguished service medal certificate and a holograph letter from Patricia Henry Williams accompanying the donation of her father's autobiography.

121 p. ; 27 x 20 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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