James C. Fry
General, World War II and Korean War, Distinguished Service Cross
James Clyde Fry (December 25, 1897 – October 27, 1982) was a Major General in the United States Army who served as an infantry regiment and division commander during World War II and the Korean War. Fry was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism during World War II.
Early life
A native of Idaho, Fry grew up on his parents' farm several miles from Sandpoint, Idaho where Fry and his brothers and sisters attended school. Fry quit high school and went to work in the nearby Talache silver mines for a few years. Then one day when walking past a local country store Fry observed two men loafing on the store porch spitting tobacco juice and it was at that moment Fry decided he would return to school as such a life was not for him. Fry graduated from high school in 1919 and was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point that same year.
Military career
Early career
Fry graduated from West Point 29th of 30 in the Class of June 1922 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry in the United States Army. After serving with the 9th Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, he graduated from the Primary Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas in September 1924. Failing to complete the advanced flying course, Fry returned to the infantry in November. Prior to World War II, his assignments included Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, the Army General Staff, Washington D.C., and the Philippines under General Douglas MacArthur.
Assigned to the 24th Infantry at Fort Benning, Georgia in October 1931, Fry graduated from the Infantry School advanced course in September 1933 and tank course in February 1934.
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