Harvey Douglas Higley – Brigadier General, United States Army

Courtesy of Michael Stein:

Harvey Douglas Higley
Brigadier General, US. Army
Born July 16, 1882 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Died February 26, 1963
Cadet, US. Military Academy 1904-08
Graduated as No. 4662, Class of 1908
2nd Lieutenant 1908
1st Lieutenant 1911
Captain 1916
Major 1917
Lieutenant Colonel 1918
Captain 1920
Major 1920
Lieutenant Colonel 1931
Colonel 1936
Brigadier General (AUS) 1940
Served with Department of Tactics, US. Military Academy 1908 Served
with 6th Field Artillery 1908-11 Instructor (Mathematics), US.
Military Academy 1911-12 Instructor (Tactics), US. Military Academy
1912-15 Served with 2d Field Artillery, Philippines 1915-17
Served with 16th Field Artillery 1917
Instructor, School of Fire for Field Artillery, Ft. Sill 1917
¨Served with 39th Division, Camp Beauregard 1917
Brigade Adjutant, 100th Field Artillery Brigade, 85th Division 1917
Brigade Adjutant, 167th Field Artillery Brigade, 92nd Division 1917-18
Inspector-Instructor of Field Artillery Brigade’s 1918
Senior Instructor of Field Artillery Replacement Depot, Camp Zachary
Taylor 1918
Served with Operations Branch, Operations Division, Army General Staff
1918-19
Served with Enlisted Personnel Section, Operations Division 1919-20
Commanding Officer, 2d Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, Germany 1920-22
Chief, Training Section, Office of Chief of Field Artillery 1922-24
Student, Field Artillery School 1924-25
Student, Command & General Staff School 1925-26
Instructor, Cavalry School 1926-29
Student, Army War College 1929-30
Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery & Post Executive,
Ft. Bragg 1930-31
Chief of Finance Branch, G-4 (Supply) Division, Army General Staff 1931-35
Student, Field Artillery School 1935
Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 76th Field Artillery 1935-38
Chief of Staff, VIII Corps Area 1938-41
Ret. as Colonel April 30, 1941
Promoted Brigadier General (Ret.) June 29, 1943

Harvey Douglas Higley, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 16, 1883, the son of Helen and Elmer A. Higley. Wife Margaret Hoyle. Graduated West Point 1908. Regular Army, Field Artillery. General Staff, Washington.

HIGLEY, HARVEY DOUGLAS
B/GEN USA

• VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
• DATE OF BIRTH: 07/16/1882
• DATE OF DEATH: 02/26/1963
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 03/11/1963
• BURIED AT: SECTION 3  SITE 4437 R.H
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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