George Price Hays | |
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Born | Chefoo, Shandong, Qing China (now Yantai, Shandong, China) | September 27, 1892
Died | August 7, 1978 Pinehurst, North Carolina | (aged 85)
Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1917–1953 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Field Artillery Branch |
Commands | Sixth United States Army 4th Infantry Division 10th Mountain Division |
Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Medal of Honor Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Lieutenant General George Price Hays (September 27, 1892 – August 7, 1978) was a United States Army general who served during World War I and World War II. He earned the Medal of Honor as a young artillery officer during the Second Battle of the Marne in World War I. During World War II, he commanded the 10th Mountain Division in the last few months of the Italian Campaign.