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Jay Leland Benedict

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|name=Jay Leland Benedict
|birth_date= {{birth date|1882|04|14}}
|death_date= {{death-date and age|September 16, 1953|April 14, 1882}}
|birth_place= Hastings, Nebraska
|death_place=
|placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery
|image=BGEN Benedict, Jay Leland.jpg
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United States of America}}
|branch= United States Army
|serviceyears=1904–1946
|rank= Major General
|commands=12th Infantry Regiment (United States)
Superintendent, United States Military Academy
|battles=
|awards= Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
|laterwork=
}}

Jay Leland Benedict (April 14, 1882 – September 16, 1953) was a United States Army Major General and Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (1938–1940).

Career

Benedict received an appointment to West Point as a member of the class of 1904. He was commissioned as a field artillery officer and served on several staffs, graduating from the Army War College in 1926. After serving as executive officer for the 16th Infantry Regiment (United States) at Fort Jay, New York, he commanded the 12th Infantry Regiment (United States) at Fort Howard, Maryland in 1936. He served on the War Department General Staff during World War II.^[1] Positions held included: Army Major General And Superintendent (from 1938-40), 2nd Lieutenant in the Secret Service Agent (1908), Legion Of Merit Award For As Procurement And Discharge Section In G- (between 1942 and 1946).^[2]

Decorations

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number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg\|width=106}}	number=0\|type=service-star\|ribbon=Spanish Campaign Medal ribbon.svg\|width=106}}	number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=Army of Cuban Occupation ribbon.svg\|width=106}}	number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=Mexican Border Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=106\|alt=}}
number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg\|width=106\|alt=}}	number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=106}}	number=0\|type=service-star\|ribbon=American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg\|width=106}}	number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg\|width=106\|alt=}}

1st Row	Army Distinguished Service Medal
2nd Row	Legion of Merit	Spanish Campaign Medal	Army of Cuban Occupation Medal	Mexican Border Service Medal
3rd Row	World War I Victory Medal	American Defense Service Medal	American Campaign Medal	World War II Victory Medal

Personal life

Benedict was born in Hastings, Nebraska,^[3] In 1907 he married Genevieve Ardell Goldstein and in 1924 to Loretta Katherine Maher. He died in Arlington, Virginia at the age of 71 and was buried in Section 2 Site 4961-A,arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.^[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jlbenedict.htm|title=Jay Leland Benedict |publisher=Arlington National Cemetery|accessdate=2009-04-25}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/shirekchamove-tree/I05494.php|title=Jay Leland Benedict , Major-General (1882-1953) » ShirekChamove Tree » Genealogie Online|last=Chamove|first=Arnold|website=Genealogie Online|language=en|access-date=2018-03-08}}
3. ^¹{{Cite web|url=https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/shirekchamove-tree/bronnen/S006575.php|title=U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration » Sources » ShirekChamove Tree » Genealogie Online|last=Chamove|first=Arnold|website=Genealogie Online|language=en|access-date=2018-03-08}}

External links

Army Offices 1939-1945

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