Service/branch United States Army | Rank Brigadier general | |
Born December 6, 1865
New Brunswick, New Jersey ( 1865-12-06 ) Died September 2, 1930(1930-09-02) (aged 64) | ||
John Bradbury Bennett (December 6, 1865 – September 2, 1930) was an American army officer and Brigadier general active during World War I.
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Early life
Bennett was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He graduated from the United States Military Academy number twenty-eight of sixty-five in the class of 1891.
Career
Upon graduation, Bennett was commissioned in the Seventh Infantry which was stationed at Fort Lupton, Colorado.
During the Spanish–American War, Bennett was aide to General Henry Merriam, and during the Philippine insurrection, he commanded a company of the 16th Infantry. Later, he was assistant commandant and inspector of the Philippine Constabulary under General Henry T. Allen. He organized a school for the constabulary in Baguio.
In 1917, he was assistant chief of the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps, as a lieutenant colonel. He was in command of embarkation at Camp Merritt, New Jersey. In France he commanded the 11th Infantry. On October 1, 1918, Bennett became a brigadier general and commanded a casual officers' detachment and Base Section Number 4 at LeHarve.
After the war, Bennett operated the demobilization camp at Camp Meade, Maryland, then served on the War Department General Staff. He graduated in 1921 from the Army War College and in 1930 from the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1925, he retired as a colonel and was promoted to brigadier general on the retired list in 1930.
Awards
Bennett was made an officer of the Legion of Honor from France.
Death and Legacy
John Bradbury Bennett died at the age of sixty-four on September 2, 1930.