Harold R. Story
US Army major general
Harold R. Story (12 March 1919 – 7 September 1987) was a career officer in the New York Army National Guard. A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. Story attained the rank of major general as commander of the 42nd Infantry Division and the 27th Rear Area Operations Center.
Early life
Harold Roden Story was born in Queens, New York on 12 March 1919, the son of Harold Story and Viola Irene (Roden) Story. He attended the public schools of Queens and graduated from Newtown High School in 1937. He attended Tufts University from 1937 to 1940. In his civilian career, Story resided in Levittown and was a manager and executive with the Pioneer Plastics Corporation of Auburn, Maine.
Start of career
Story enlisted in the New York National Guard's Headquarters Battery, 1-105th Field Artillery on 18 September 1940. He graduated from Officer Candidate School in 1942.
During World War II, Story served with the 7th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, a Third United States Army unit that took part in World War II combat in the European theatre.
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