Brehon B. Somervell
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Brehon Burke Somervell was a general in the United States Army and Commanding General of the Army Service Forces in World War II. As such he was responsible for the U.S. Army's logistics. Following his death, The Washington Post lauded him as "one of the ablest officers the United States Army has produced".
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At West Point in 1914
Senior officers of the 89th Division at Stenay, Meuse, France, November 12, 1918. Pictured on the extreme right is Lieutenant Colonel Brehon B. Somervell
Lieutenant Colonel Brehon B. Somervell being decorated with the DSC by Major General Frank L. Winn at Nattenheim, Germany, December 1918
Northwest exposure of the Pentagon's construction underway, 1 July 1942
Weekly Staff Conference at United States Army Services of Supply (USASOS) headquarters in June 1942. Major General Brehon B. Somervell is sat at the head of the table
Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson awards Somervell his third Distinguished Service Medal in October 1945Awards 3
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Lived 1892 to 1955 · aged 62
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