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Peter C Hains, III

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Years of service
  
1924–1961

Rank
  
Major general


Died
  
1998

Name
  
Peter Hains,

Born
  
May 11, 1901 Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States (
1901-05-11
)

Buried at
  
Arlington National Cemetery

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Battles/wars
  
World War II Korean War

Education
  
United States Military Academy

Place of burial
  
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States

Service/branch
  
United States Army

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Korean War

Peter Conover Hains III (May 11, 1901 – July 3, 1998) was an American Army cavalry officer and Major General who competed in the 1928 Olympic games in the modern pentathlon. Hains graduated from West Point in 1924, where he ranked 162nd in his class. Hains' family had a long legacy of military service, with his great grandfather, grandfather, and uncle all serving as high-ranking military officers. Hains' father Peter was involved in an infamous murder scandal in New York City in 1909.

"General Hains served as commander of the First Armored Regiment in North Africa during the war. He was also armored adviser for the European invasion and then was assigned to the Pacific to help plan an invasion of Japan.

After the war, he was assigned to Washington as deputy director of the office of the secretary of defense. General Hains was later deputy commanding general of the Second Army, chief of the military assistance advisory group in Yugoslavia, chief of staff of the Fourth Army and chief of the military advisory group in Thailand.

His honors included a Silver Star, a Distinguished Service Medal, three Legions of Merit, two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and an Army Commendation Medal."

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Peter C. Hains III Wikipedia