Horace L. McBride
Lieutenant General Horace Logan McBride (June 29, 1894 – November 14, 1962) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during both World War I and World War II. He commanded American forces in the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), the Rhineland, and Central Europe during World War II.
Horace L. McBride
June 29, 1894
Madison, Nebraska, United States
November 14, 1962 (aged 68)
Orlando, Florida, United States
1916–1954
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From 1946 until 1947, McBride served as commanding general of the 9th Division. He served as the first chief of the newly formed Joint American Military Mission for Aid to Turkey (JAMMAT)between 1947 and 1950. He was commandant of the Command and General Staff College from 1950 until 1952. From 1953 until 1954, he oversaw the Caribbean Command as its commander-in-chief.
He retired in June 1954. Upon his death in 1962 he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.[3]
His awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal.