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Lucien Grant Berry (November 29, 1863 – December 31, 1937) was a brigadier general in the
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who served in three wars.


Early life

He was born on November 29, 1863, in
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, to Samuel Spicer Berry and Olive Elizabeth Reed. He was appointed as a cadet at the
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in
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, on July 1, 1882. Berry graduated number nine of seventy-seven in the class of 1886.Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. ''Generals in Khaki''. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998. P. 32 Several of his classmates included men who would, like Berry himself, eventually rise to
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rank, such as
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, Avery D. Andrews, John E. McMahon,
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, William H. Hay,
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and Jesse McI. Carter.


Personal life

He married Emily Ross Minier (1864–1945) on October 28, 1886. They had a son and five daughters.


Military career

Berry was commissioned in the Fourth Artillery Brigade and served at Fort Preble, Maine;
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, and
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. He graduated from the Artillery School at
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, and in 1892 he spent four years as an instructor at the United States Military Academy. He was in the Puerto Rican Expedition in 1898, then was sent to
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, and Fort Adams, Rhode Island. In 1900, he was on the
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, became a captain, and was sent to the
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. Upon his return to the United States, Berry commanded the 21st Battery Field Artillery at
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. He was then sent to the School of Fire at
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, and in 1907 was promoted to major. For three years, Berry commanded the 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery at
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, Texas. He then commanded the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery at
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, Virginia for four months. On March 11, 1911, Berry was promoted to lieutenant colonel and went to the Army War College, graduating in 1912. He then served with the
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at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, until 1913, when he was promoted to colonel and given command of the regiment. He took his regiment to
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, in 1914 and then onto the
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in 1916 and 1917. On August 5, 1917, Berry was promoted to brigadier general and commanded the 60th Field Artillery Brigade in Oklahoma. In May 1918, he took this brigade to France and joined the 35th Division in the
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. He was the 35th Division's Chief of Artillery and also supported the First Infantry Division in battle. He returned to the States in April 1919, and on June 5 reverted to his permanent rank of colonel. He commanded the 78th Field Artillery Brigade and later the Sixth Field Artillery Brigade until his retirement on June 19, 1921. While retired, he was promoted to brigadier general in 1930.


Death and legacy

He died at the age of seventy-four on December 31, 1937, in
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. He was buried at
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.


References

Bibliography *Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. ''Generals in Khaki''. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press, 1998.


External links


Lucien Grant Berry photograph collection
at the
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Lucien Grant Berry
at
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia. ...
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