Henry Doctor Jr.

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Henry Doctor, Jr.
Henry Doctor, Jr.
Born(1932-08-23)August 23, 1932
Oakley, South Carolina
DiedDecember 7, 2007(2007-12-07) (aged 75)
Centreville, Virginia
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Service/branchU.S. Army
RankLieutenant General
Commands held2nd Infantry Division
Battles/warsVietnam War

Lieutenant General Henry Doctor, Jr. was the Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army, based in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). His last assignment was as an Inspector General of the U.S. Army.

Doctor was born on August 23, 1932, in Oakley, South Carolina, to the late Henry Doctor and Annie Aikens Doctor.[1]

In 1954, he graduated from South Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and is a member of Omega Psi Phi. He earned his Master of Arts from Georgia State University. He is a graduate of United States Army War College and U. S. Army Command and General Staff College.

On December 7, 2007, Henry Doctor died and was later buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

On July 9, 2008, the South Carolina Department of Transportation announced that a five-mile stretch of Highway 52 would be named the "Lieutenant General Henry Doctor Jr. Memorial Highway".[3]

Awards

References

  1. ^ arlington cemetery
  2. ^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=99440501
  3. ^ "Highway to be named after S.C. State alumnus" (PDF). July 11, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2009.

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