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|name= John Thomas Kennedy |birth_date= {{Birth date|1885|7|22}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1969|9|22|1885|7|22}} |birth_place= Hendersonville, South Carolina |death_place= Columbia, South Carolina |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |allegiance= {{nowrap|{{flag|United States of America|1946}}}} |branch= United States Army |serviceyears=1908 - 1946 |rank= Brigadier General |commands= |unit= 6th U.S. Cavalry |battles= Philippine–American War World War I World War II |awards= Medal of Honor Silver Star |laterwork= }} John Thomas Kennedy (July 22, 1885 - September 22, 1969) was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War and the last surviving US veteran of the war to receive the medal. BiographyJohn Kennedy was born in Hendersonville, South Carolina; he attended The Citadel for one year and graduated from West Point in 1908. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the 6th Cavalry Regiment. He served in the Philippines in 1909 and was awarded the Medal of Honor after being wounded leading an attack into a cave occupied by hostile Moro insurgents. He transferred from the Cavalry to the Field Artillery in January 1917. In World War I he served as a field artillery officer and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the National Army. After the war, he reverted to his Regular Army rank of captain but was promoted to rank of major in June 1920. Kennedy served as the Professor of Military Science at Auburn University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps from 1926 to 1931. He graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1924 and from the Army War College in 1932.[1] Duriing World War II he commanded a provisional field artillery brigade from 1942 to 1945 with the rank of brigadier general. He retired from the Army on 31 January 1946. General John T. Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery and his grave is located in Section 7, Lot 10076. Awards
Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Patian Island, Philippine Islands, July 4, 1909. Entered service at: Orangeburg, S.C. Birth: Hendersonville, S.C. Date of issue: Unknown. Citation:While in action against hostile Moros, he entered with a few enlisted men the mouth of a cave occupied by a desperate enemy, this act having been ordered after he had volunteered several times. In this action 2d Lt. Kennedy was severely wounded. Dates of rank
See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army}}
References1. ^Official Army Register. 1948. pg. 2281.
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|title = John T. Kennedy, Home of Heroes |work =Home of Heroes |publisher = |date = |url = http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/pi_kennedy.html}}
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|title = John T. Kennedy, Medal of Honor recipient |work = Arlington National Cemetery |publisher = Arlington National Cemetery |date = April 7, 2006 |url = http://arlingtoncemetery.net/jtkenned.htm}}
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