Herbert J. Brees
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Herbert Jay Brees was a lieutenant general
in the United States Army
.
on June 12, 1877. He graduated from the University of Wyoming
with a BS in 1897 and earned his L.L.D in 1939.
He was appointed a First Lieutenant, 2nd United States Volunteer Cavalry, on 27 May 1898, served at Fort D.A. Russed (later Fort Francis E. Warren, later Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
, Wyoming. On 22 June 1898, he was transferred with his regiment to Panama Park, Florida. He was discharged from the United States Volunteers on 28 July 1898 in order to accept an appointment as a Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army.
until 4 August 1898, when he accompanied Battery K of that regiment to Fort Constitution, New Hampshire
, commanding it until 24 November 1898. He was transferred to the 4th Artillery at that same station and commanded Battery M.
On 14 April 1899, he joined Troop G, 9th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Apache
, Arizona
until he and the 9th Cavalry was ordered to the Philippine Islands
during the Spanish-American War
.
, Texas
.
On 5 June 1902 he departed for the General Service and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth
, Kansas
. He graduated as an honor graduate on 24 June 1903.
After the war Brees attended the Infantry and Cavalry School, completing the course in 1903 as its Honor Graduate. He went on to complete the Staff Officer College in 1905 and the War College in 1907.
First Lieutenant Brees then served with the Signal Corps at Fort Myer
, Virginia
, until 18 December 1903. His next assignment was in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer in Washington, D.C.
On 24 February 1904 he was assigned to Company G, Signal Corps, at Fort Hood, New York. He was promoted to Captain on 30 November 1904, and attended the Army Staff College at Fort Leavenworth until 1 July 1905.
Captain Brees next commanded Troop M, 1st Cavalry, at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Clark, Texas, until 2 July 1906.
He was Chief Signal Officer, Maneuver Camp of Instruction, Austin, Texas
, until 6 September 1906. Then he returned to duty with Troop M, 1st Cavalry, at Fort Clark.
He attended the Army War College, Washington, D.C., from October 1906 until November 1907. After graduation, he rejoined Troop M, 1st Cavalry, in San Francisco and sailed with it to the Philippine Islands on December 5, 1907.
Arriving in the Philippines on 7 January 1908, Captain Brees served at Camp Stotsenburg. He returned to the United States by way of Europe on 5 June 1910, and served at Fort Ethan Allen
, Vermont
, in connection with the selection of a cavalry rifle team, until 19 July 1910.
Captain Brees then rejoined Troop M, 1st Cavalry, at the Presidio
of San Francisco, and served with it at that station until 27 September 1910, and at Fort Duchesne, Utah
, until 3 December 1911. Part of the time, from 5 November 1910 until 3 December 1911, he was Acting Indian Agent, Uintah and Omay Agencies.
From December 1911 until September 1914, Captain Brees served as Aide to Major General Arthur Murray, Headquarters Western Division, San Francisco, California.
Captain Brees was again ordered to the Philippine Islands in October, 1914, and served with the 7th and 9th Cavalry at Camp Stotsenburg. Returning to the United States in October 1916, he served on border duty at Glenn Springs, Texas, until 16 April 1917.
, Washington. While serving in this assignment he was promoted to the temporary rank of Colonel on 16 February 1918. It was during this time that he went to France
on a tour of observation and later accompanied the division to Camp Merritt, New Jersey
.
Colonel Brees and the 91st Division sailed for France on 28 June 1918. From 22 October 1918 until 14 June 1919, he served as Chief of Staff, VII Army Corps, AEF
, and American Forces in Germany
. During part of that time, from 27 October 1918 to 20 November 1918, he was Acting Commander of the VII Army Corps.
His decorations during World War I Included the Distinguished Service Medal
, the Silver Star Medal, and the French Legion of Honor. His Distinguished Service Medal citation read:
Citation for Distinguished Service Medal:
, France, Colonel Brees returned to the United States on 6 July 1919.
He next served as an instructor in the Army Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth. While there, he reverted to his permanent grade of Lieutenant Colonel on 13 August 1919.
On 31 December 1919 he became Director of the School of the Line and was promoted to Colonel in the Regular Army on 1 July 1920. On 30 June 1922, he became Director of the Command and General Staff School, and served in that capacity until 24 July 1923.
Colonel Brees took command of the 11th Cavalry and post, Presidio of Monterey, California
, on 12 September 1923, on which duty he served until 10 June 1925. He was then assigned to duty as Assistant Commandant, General Service Schools, Fort Leavenworth, until 29 June 1929.
He was Corps Area Inspector, Ninth Corps Area, with headquarters at San Francisco, to 24 February 1930, when he was assigned to duty as Assistant Commandant, Army War College, serving in that capacity until 29 October 1930.
On 1 November 1930, he was promoted to Brigadier General. After taking short courses at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill
, Oklahoma
, and at the Air Corps Tactical School
, Langley Field, Virginia
, he took command of the 13th Field Artillery Brigade Post and 87th Division
Organization Reserves at Fort Bragg
, North Carolina.
Brigadier General Brees was ordered to the Philippines in May 1931, where he commanded Fort Stotsenburg
until 15 June 1934. Upon his return to the United States he took command of the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Sam Houston
, Texas.
On 4 February 1934, he became Commandant of the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth and also was in charge of the Missouri District of the CCC. He was promoted to Major General on 1 June 1936.
Major General Brees assumed command of the 2nd Division at Fort Sam Houston
on 2 July 1936, and on October 1, he became Commanding General, Eighth Corps Area.
From June to October, 1936 he commanded the 2nd Infantry Division. From 1936 to 1938 General Brees was commander of VIII Corps
. During Brees' tenure at VIII Corps, the family of General John J. Pershing
asked him to be present during Pershing's final illness in Tucson, Arizona
, so that he could plan for the transportation of Pershing's remains to Washington, D.C.
for his funeral. [Pershing recovered, however, and did not die until July 15, 1948, in Washington, D.C.]
by showing that the tendency of mechanized units to use road networks during maneuver made them vulnerable to blitzkrieg style attacks by an enemy that left the roads and used the terrain to its advantage.
Brees died in San Antonio, Texas, on December 22, 1958. He was buried in Section B, Site 241-A at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
.
was built in 1934 and originally named Brees Field in his honor. During World War II Brees Field was the destination for B-24 bombers that brought crews to the University of Wyoming recreation camp in the Snowy Range for rest and recuperation.
Lieutenant General (United States)
In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...
in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
.
Early military career
Brees was born in Laramie, WyomingLaramie, Wyoming
Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....
on June 12, 1877. He graduated from the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
with a BS in 1897 and earned his L.L.D in 1939.
He was appointed a First Lieutenant, 2nd United States Volunteer Cavalry, on 27 May 1898, served at Fort D.A. Russed (later Fort Francis E. Warren, later Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is one of three strategic missile bases in the United States. It is named in honor of Francis E. Warren....
, Wyoming. On 22 June 1898, he was transferred with his regiment to Panama Park, Florida. He was discharged from the United States Volunteers on 28 July 1898 in order to accept an appointment as a Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army.
Spanish-American War
He served with the 2nd Artillery at Tampa, FloridaTampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
until 4 August 1898, when he accompanied Battery K of that regiment to Fort Constitution, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, commanding it until 24 November 1898. He was transferred to the 4th Artillery at that same station and commanded Battery M.
On 14 April 1899, he joined Troop G, 9th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Apache
Fort Apache Indian Reservation
The Fort Apache Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in Arizona, United States, encompassing parts of Navajo, Gila, and Apache counties. It is home to the federally recognized White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, a Western Apache tribe. It has a land area of 2,627.608...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
until he and the 9th Cavalry was ordered to the Philippine Islands
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
.
Inter-war years (pre-World War I)
Lieutenant Brees returned to the United States on 1 October 1901 where he joined the 12th Cavalry at Fort Sam HoustonFort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
On 5 June 1902 he departed for the General Service and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army facility located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, immediately north of the city of Leavenworth in the upper northeast portion of the state. It is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C. and has been in operation for over 180 years...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. He graduated as an honor graduate on 24 June 1903.
After the war Brees attended the Infantry and Cavalry School, completing the course in 1903 as its Honor Graduate. He went on to complete the Staff Officer College in 1905 and the War College in 1907.
First Lieutenant Brees then served with the Signal Corps at Fort Myer
Fort Myer
Fort Myer is a U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. It is a small post by U.S...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, until 18 December 1903. His next assignment was in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
On 24 February 1904 he was assigned to Company G, Signal Corps, at Fort Hood, New York. He was promoted to Captain on 30 November 1904, and attended the Army Staff College at Fort Leavenworth until 1 July 1905.
Captain Brees next commanded Troop M, 1st Cavalry, at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Clark, Texas, until 2 July 1906.
He was Chief Signal Officer, Maneuver Camp of Instruction, Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, until 6 September 1906. Then he returned to duty with Troop M, 1st Cavalry, at Fort Clark.
He attended the Army War College, Washington, D.C., from October 1906 until November 1907. After graduation, he rejoined Troop M, 1st Cavalry, in San Francisco and sailed with it to the Philippine Islands on December 5, 1907.
Arriving in the Philippines on 7 January 1908, Captain Brees served at Camp Stotsenburg. He returned to the United States by way of Europe on 5 June 1910, and served at Fort Ethan Allen
Fort Ethan Allen
Fort Ethan Allen was a U.S. army installation in Vermont, named for American Revolutionary War figure Ethan Allen. First serving as a cavalry post in 1894, today it is the center of a designated national historic district straddling the town line between Colchester and Essex...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, in connection with the selection of a cavalry rifle team, until 19 July 1910.
Captain Brees then rejoined Troop M, 1st Cavalry, at the Presidio
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area...
of San Francisco, and served with it at that station until 27 September 1910, and at Fort Duchesne, Utah
Fort Duchesne, Utah
Fort Duchesne is a census-designated place in Uintah County, Utah, United States. The population was 621 at the 2000 census, a slight decrease from the 1990 figure of 655...
, until 3 December 1911. Part of the time, from 5 November 1910 until 3 December 1911, he was Acting Indian Agent, Uintah and Omay Agencies.
From December 1911 until September 1914, Captain Brees served as Aide to Major General Arthur Murray, Headquarters Western Division, San Francisco, California.
Captain Brees was again ordered to the Philippine Islands in October, 1914, and served with the 7th and 9th Cavalry at Camp Stotsenburg. Returning to the United States in October 1916, he served on border duty at Glenn Springs, Texas, until 16 April 1917.
World War I
On 26 August 1917, Lieutenant Colonel Brees became Chief of Staff of the 91st Division at Camp LewisJoint Base Lewis-McChord
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a United States military facility located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
, Washington. While serving in this assignment he was promoted to the temporary rank of Colonel on 16 February 1918. It was during this time that he went to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on a tour of observation and later accompanied the division to Camp Merritt, New Jersey
Camp Merritt, New Jersey
Camp Merritt was a military base in Cresskill, in Bergen County, New Jersey, that was activated for use in World War I. It was from this camp that thousands of soldiers were deployed to Hoboken, New Jersey before being shipped off to Europe. Approximately four million troops were sent to the...
.
Colonel Brees and the 91st Division sailed for France on 28 June 1918. From 22 October 1918 until 14 June 1919, he served as Chief of Staff, VII Army Corps, AEF
American Expeditionary Force
The American Expeditionary Forces or AEF were the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe in World War I. During the United States campaigns in World War I the AEF fought in France alongside British and French allied forces in the last year of the war, against Imperial German forces...
, and American Forces in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. During part of that time, from 27 October 1918 to 20 November 1918, he was Acting Commander of the VII Army Corps.
His decorations during World War I Included the Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
The Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-valorous military and civilian decoration of the United States military which is issued for exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United...
, the Silver Star Medal, and the French Legion of Honor. His Distinguished Service Medal citation read:
Citation for Distinguished Service Medal:
- 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 (General Staff) Herbert J. Brees, 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. General Brees served with distinction as Chief of Staff of the 91st Division throughout its training period and during the greater part of its active operations. His marked administrative ability was reflected in the successes of this division during the first phases of the Meuse-Argonne operations. Later, as Chief of Staff of the VII Army Corps, he rendered invaluable services in perfecting the necessary organization for the march into the German territory, overcoming grave difficulties in securing supplies and equipment.
- Service: Army; Rank: Colonel; War Department, General Orders No. 87 (1919)
Inter-war years (post-World War I)
After a brief stint as Range Officer, Inter-Allied Rifle and Pistol Competition, Belgian Camp, Le MansLe Mans
Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
, France, Colonel Brees returned to the United States on 6 July 1919.
He next served as an instructor in the Army Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth. While there, he reverted to his permanent grade of Lieutenant Colonel on 13 August 1919.
On 31 December 1919 he became Director of the School of the Line and was promoted to Colonel in the Regular Army on 1 July 1920. On 30 June 1922, he became Director of the Command and General Staff School, and served in that capacity until 24 July 1923.
Colonel Brees took command of the 11th Cavalry and post, Presidio of Monterey, California
Presidio of Monterey, California
The Presidio of Monterey, located in Monterey, California, is an active US Army installation with historic ties to the Spanish colonial era. Currently it is the home of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center .-Spanish fort:...
, on 12 September 1923, on which duty he served until 10 June 1925. He was then assigned to duty as Assistant Commandant, General Service Schools, Fort Leavenworth, until 29 June 1929.
He was Corps Area Inspector, Ninth Corps Area, with headquarters at San Francisco, to 24 February 1930, when he was assigned to duty as Assistant Commandant, Army War College, serving in that capacity until 29 October 1930.
On 1 November 1930, he was promoted to Brigadier General. After taking short courses at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, and at the Air Corps Tactical School
Air Corps Tactical School
The Air Corps Tactical School, also known as ACTS and "the Tactical School", was a military professional development school for officers of the United States Army Air Service and United States Army Air Corps, the first such school in the world. Created in 1920 at Langley Field, Virginia, it...
, Langley Field, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, he took command of the 13th Field Artillery Brigade Post and 87th Division
87th division
87th Division or 87th Infantry Division may refer to:Infantry divisions :* 87th Infantry Division , a unit of the Imperial German Army* 87th Infantry Division , a unit of the German Army...
Organization Reserves at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg (North Carolina)
Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...
, North Carolina.
Brigadier General Brees was ordered to the Philippines in May 1931, where he commanded Fort Stotsenburg
Fort Stotsenburg
Fort Stotsenburg, during the World War II era, was the location of the Philippine Department's 26th Cavalry Regiment, 86th Field Artillery Regiment, and 88th Field Artillery Regiment; along with the Philippine Division's 23rd and 24th Field Artillery Regiments...
until 15 June 1934. Upon his return to the United States he took command of the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....
, Texas.
On 4 February 1934, he became Commandant of the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth and also was in charge of the Missouri District of the CCC. He was promoted to Major General on 1 June 1936.
Major General Brees assumed command of the 2nd Division at Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....
on 2 July 1936, and on October 1, he became Commanding General, Eighth Corps Area.
From June to October, 1936 he commanded the 2nd Infantry Division. From 1936 to 1938 General Brees was commander of VIII Corps
VIII Corps (United States)
The U.S. VIII Corps was a corps of the United States Army that saw service during various times over a fifty-year period during the twentieth century. The VIII Corps was organized 26–29 November 1918 in the Regular Army in France and demobilized on 20 April 1919. The VIII Corps was soon...
. During Brees' tenure at VIII Corps, the family of General John J. Pershing
John J. Pershing
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB , was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I...
asked him to be present during Pershing's final illness in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, so that he could plan for the transportation of Pershing's remains to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
for his funeral. [Pershing recovered, however, and did not die until July 15, 1948, in Washington, D.C.]
Pre World War II
Brees commanded the Third United States Army as a Lieutenant General from October, 1940 until he reached mandatory retirement age in May, 1941. In 1940, Brees served as Chief Controller for the U.S. military's large-scale training maneuvers in Louisiana, and played an important role in the changing the tactics and strategy used in Europe during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
by showing that the tendency of mechanized units to use road networks during maneuver made them vulnerable to blitzkrieg style attacks by an enemy that left the roads and used the terrain to its advantage.
Post retirement career
After the war Brees served as President of the National Bank of Fort Sam Houston.Brees died in San Antonio, Texas, on December 22, 1958. He was buried in Section B, Site 241-A at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2008, had 120,982 interments.- History :...
.
Other
Laramie, Wyoming's Regional AirportLaramie Regional Airport
Laramie Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles west of the central business district of Laramie, a city in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. It is owned by the Laramie Regional Airport Board....
was built in 1934 and originally named Brees Field in his honor. During World War II Brees Field was the destination for B-24 bombers that brought crews to the University of Wyoming recreation camp in the Snowy Range for rest and recuperation.
Sources
- The University Melange, magazine of the University of Wyoming, volume V, no. 5, April, 1908, page 218
- Newspaper article, Lieutenants Are Placed: Some of the Officers Who Were Appointed from Civil Life Are Detailed for Duty, New York Times, August 25, 1898
- Annual Reports of War Department for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1901, Volume 1, Part 5, page 324
- Newspaper article, Army Orders and Assignments, New York Times, October 6, 1910
- Newspaper article, Sword, Bayonet, Sabre and Belt: Army and Navy News of the Week, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1913
- Newspaper article, Army Orders and Assignments, New York Times, June 5, 1917
- The Ninety-First, the First at Camp Lewis, Alice Palmer Henderson, 1918, pages 93 to 94
- The Story of the 91st Division, published by 91st Division Publication Committee, 1919, page 113
- 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment web page, Commanders of the 11th Cavalry Regiment, http://www.blackhorsetroopers.org/history.htm
- Annual Report of the General Service Schools, 1925–1926 and 1926–1927
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- U.S. Army Combined Arms Center web site, Command and General Staff College Commandants page, http://carl.army.mil/resources/ftlvn/command.asp
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- Newspaper article, Camp Commander Arrives, New York Times, February 26, 1938
- Newspaper article, Record Promotions Made to Fill High Posts of Army: President Increases Generalships to 187 With 85 New Positions Created, Los Angeles Times, September 28, 1940
- An Uncertain Trumpet: the Evolution of U.S. Army Infantry Doctrine, 1919–1941, Kenneth Finlayson, 2001, page 136 to 139
- Newspaper article, Relieve Gen. Brees, Soon to Retire, of 3D Army Command, Chicago Daily Tribune, May 9, 1941
- Hanging Sam: a Military Biography of General Samuel T. Williams, Harold J. Meyer, 1990, page 137
- Texas Death Index, 1903–2000, Name: Herbert Jay Brees; Death Date: 22 Dec 1958; Death County: Bexar; Certificate: 66110
- National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006
- Laramie Regional Airport web site, http://www.laramieairport.com/About.html
- Military Times, Hall of Valor, Distinguished Service Medal citation, http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=17298
- ARCENT (US 3rd Army) Command Biographies LTG Brees Command BIO