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Brig.Gen. James Cooper Rhea
Facts and Events
| Name[1][2][3][4] |
Brig.Gen. James Cooper Rhea |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2][3][4] |
7 Mar 1876 |
Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
| Military[3][4] |
From 1898 to 1927 |
U.S. Army |
| Marriage |
6 Jun 1901 |
New York, New York, United StatesChurch of the Transfiguration
to Ellen Bernard Lee |
| Death[1][2][4] |
3 Aug 1927 |
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States |
| Burial[2][3] |
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Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United StatesArlington National Cemetery |
Image Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James Cooper Rhea, in George Mason's Gunston Hall
Page 35, 18 May 2011.
James Cooper Rhea (M)
b. 7 March 1876, d. 3 August 1927
James was born at Hamburg, Iowa, on 7 March 1876. He was graduated in 1899 at West Point Military Academy. He married Ellen Lee at Church of the Transfiguration, New York, New York, on 6 June 1901. James died on 3 August 1927 at Brookline, Massachusetts, at age 51.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 James Cooper Rhea, in Find A Grave: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Memorial# 49358021, Mar 06, 2010.
Birth: Mar. 7, 1876, Hamburg, Fremont County, Iowa, USA
Death: Aug. 3, 1927
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Sec SE, Site 1855
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 James Cooper Rhea Brigadier General, in Ancestry.com: Egeorgieff Family Tree
Retrieved 18 Feb 2016.
Name: James Cooper Rhea Brigadier General
Birth: 7 March 1876, Hamburg, Iowa
Death: 3 August 1927 Virginia
Time In Service: From: 1898 To: AUGUST 3, 1927
Allegiance: United States of America
Branch of Service: US ARMY
Rank: BRIGADIER GENERAL
Unit(s): WEST POINT, CAMP COLUMBIA, AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 7th CAVALRY, 15th CAVALRY DIVISION
Specialty: Not Specified
Current Status: ELLEN GLYNN'S TREE
War: WORLD WAR I
Battle(s): SPANISH AMERICAN WAR, BATTLE OF MEUSE ARGONNE, OCCUPATION OF GERMANY, PHILIPPINE AMERICAN WAR, MORO REBELLION, PANCHO VILLA EXPEDITION, 1st BATTLE OF BUD DAJO, 2nd BATTLE OF BUD DAJO, BATTLE OF BUD BAGSAH, BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD, BATTLE OF SAINT MIHIEL
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Mexican Border Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, World War I Victory Medal, Army of Occupation of Germany Medal, Philippine Campaign Medal, Philippine Congressional Medal, Army of Cuban Occupation Medal
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 James Cooper Rhea, in MilitaryTimes: Wall of Valor
Retrieved 18 Feb 2016.
Date of birth: March 7, 1876
Date of death: 3-Aug-27
Place of Birth: Iowa, Hamburg
Home of record: Strawn Texas
James Cooper graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1899. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.
Distinguished Service Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Colonel (Cavalry) James Cooper Rhea, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Chief of Staff, 2d Division, A.E.F., near St. Etienne, France, 9 October 1918. Colonel Rhea, with Lieutenant Le Pelletier de Woillemont, French Army, voluntarily undertook an important reconnaissance under hazardous circumstances during the Masif Blanc Mont operations at a time when accurate information concerning our advanced positions was greatly needed and could not be obtained from other sources. In an automobile, whose conspicuous appearance drew the concentrated fire of enemy artillery and machine-guns, they proceeded one mile across open ground to the town of St. Etienne, where our troops were in contact with the enemy. Under fire these two officers reconnoitered the front lines, locating the position of the enemy as well as that of the French units on the flank, and returned across the open with complete, reliable, and timely information of the highest military value in subsequent operations.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 120 (1918)
Action Date: 9-Oct-18
Service: Army
Rank: Colonel
Company: Chief of Staff
Division: 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Cavalry) James Cooper Rhea, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. In charge of the Operations Section, and later as Chief of Staff and Brigade Commander of the 2d Division, Colonel Rhea played a conspicuous part in the successful engagements at the St. Mihiel salient, Blanc Mont Ridge, and in the Meuse-Argonne, revealing traits of military knowledge and attainments of a high order.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1919)
Action Date: World War I
Service: Army
Rank: Colonel
Company: Chief of Staff
Division: 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces
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