SIGNED 3-STAR GENERAL - PANCHO VILLA EXP & WWII BATTLE OF BULGE NORMANDY CHINA

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HENRY SPIESE AURAND
(1894 – 1980)
3-STAR WEST POINT LT. GENERAL, US ARMY
WORLD WAR II ORDNANCE and LOGISTICS GENERAL AT NORMANDY and THE CHINA THEATER
KOREAN WAR COMMANDING GENERAL , UNITED STATES ARMY, PACIFIC
&
MEXICAN BORDER WAR OFFICER DURING THE 1916 PANCHO VILLA EXPEDITION
IN MEXICO
One of General Aurand’s core beliefs lay in the potential of African American troops. By making extensive use of these supply troops, Aurand led America to win many battles during World War II, including the
Battle of the Bulge
, one of the largest and bloodiest battles during the war. He believed that African American soldiers could be as just effective as any other group of soldiers, provided their officers were allowed to act with the same authority as white troops. The success of the U.S. Army logistical operation in Europe proved him to be correct.
Aurand's colleague, General Wade McManus described him as "
a skilled logistician who served as a catalyst in reforming the U.S. Army's logistical systems. He was directly involved in many changes pertaining to logistics and ordnance. As early as 1935 he was developing logistics principles that sound familiar to modern Ordnance officers
."
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HERE’S AN AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE CARD SIGNED BY AURAND AS MAJOR GENERAL.
A FINE ADDITION TO YOUR WWII MILITARY HISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!
The document card measures 7” x 8½” and is in VERY FINE CONDITION.
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MILITARY SERVICE CHRONOLOGY OF LT GENERAL
HENRY S. AURAND
Henry Spiese Aurand
(November 16, 1894 – June 18, 1980) was a
United States Army
career officer. He was a veteran of
World War I
,
World War II
and the
Korean War
. A graduate of the
United States Military Academy
at
West Point, New York
, Aurand was ranked 20th in the class of 1915, known as "
the class the stars fell on
" because no fewer than 59 of the 164 members of the class who graduated became generals. His classmates included
Dwight Eisenhower
and
Omar Bradley
, who achieved
five-star rank
. He was commissioned in the
Coast Artillery Corps
, but later transferred to the
Ordnance Department
.
During World War I he served on the Mexican border during the
Pancho Villa Expedition
, was an assistant to the officer in charge of the design and construction of the
Aberdeen Proving Ground
, and was at the
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
from 1917 to 1919. Between the wars Aurand attended Ordnance School at the
Watertown Arsenal
in 1921–1922, the
Command and Staff College
at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1927–1928, the
Army War College
in 1930–1931, and the Army Industrial College in 1939–1940. He served in the Philippines from 1925 to 1927, and on the faculty of the Ordnance School at Watertown Arsenal from 1929 to 1930. From 1933 to 1937, he was an instructor in
logistics
at the Army War College.
During
World War II
Aurand was the Director of Defense Aid, the program that sent
Lend Lease
materials to the
Allies
. He became the Chief of the International Division,
Army Service Forces
in 1942 and later that year the secretary of the
Combined Production and Resources Board
. In September 1942 he became the Commanding General of the
Sixth Service Command
, based in
Chicago, Illinois
. In 1944, Aurand was assigned as the Assistant Chief Ordnance Officer,
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
(ETOUSA) and
Communications Zone
(COMZ). He become the Commanding General, Normandy Base Section, in December 1944. In May 1945, he went to the
China Theater
as the Commanding General,
United States Army Services of Supply
there.
Aurand (right) with
Omar Bradley
in 1950
Aurand returned to the United States as the Commanding General of the Sixth Service Command, and he was commander of the
Africa-Middle East Theater
in 1946. In June 1946, he became the last Director of Research and Development,
War Department
. In 1948, he became the Director of Logistics,
Department of the Army
. His final assignment was as Commanding General,
United States Army, Pacific
, a position he held until his retirement in 1952.
MILITARY SERVICE CHRONOLOGY OF GENERAL
HENRY S. AURAND
Promotions
1936-04-01
Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-26
Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-01-30
Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1942-09-23
Major-General (Army of the United States)
1943-06-12
Colonel
1946-06-26
Brigadier-General
1948-01-22
Lieutenant-General
1948-01-24
Major-General
1949-03-21
Lieutenant-General
Service
1933-08-15
–
1937-06-28
Instructor at Army War College
1937-06-19
–
1939-09-06
Chief of Technical Groups, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
1939-09-XX
–
1940-06-XX
Attending the Army Industrial College
1940-06-XX
–
1941-10-XX
Chief of Requirements & Distribution Branch, G-4 Division, War Dept General Staff
1941-10-XX
–
1942-03-08
Director of International Division, Services of Supply
1942-03-09
–
1942-07-20
Director of International Division, Army Service Forces
1942-07-21
–
1942-09-08
Secretary of the Combined Production Board
1942-09-04
–
1944-10-26
Commanding General 6th Service Command
1944-11-XX
–
1944-12-XX
Deputy Chief Ordnance Officer, Communications Zone, US European Theater of Operations
1944-12-XX
–
1945-05-09
Commanding General Normandy Base Section
1945-05-25
–
1945-11-XX
Commanding General Services of Supply, US China Theater of Operations
1946-01-10
–
1946-02-03
Commanding General 6th Service Command
1946-02-XX
–
1946-05-23
Commanding General US Army Forces Africa-Middle East Theater
1946-06-10
–
1947-09-17
Director of Research & Development Division, General Staff US Army
1947-09-17
–
1948-01-01
Director of Research & Development Division, General Staff US Army
1948-01-05
–
1948-02-19
Director of Service, Supply & Procurement Division, Department of the Army
1948-02-19
–
1949-03-20
Director of Logistics Division, Department of the Army
1949-03-21
–
1952-08-31
Commanding General US Army Pacific
1952-08-31
Retired
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