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John Thomas Kennedy (July 22, 1885 - September 22, 1969) was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War. ==Biography== John Kennedy was born in Hendersonville, South Carolina; he attended The Citadel for one year and graduated from West Point in 1908. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the 6th Cavalry Regiment. He served in the Philippines in 1909 and was awarded the Medal of Honor after being wounded leading an attack into a cave occupied by hostile Moro insurgents. He transferred from the Cavalry to the Field Artillery in January 1917. In World War I he served as a field artillery officer and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the National Army. After the war, he reverted to his Regular Army rank of captain but was promoted to rank of major in June 1920. He graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1924 and from the Army War College in 1932.〔Official Army Register. 1948. pg. 2281.〕 In World War II he commanded a provisional field artillery brigade from 1942 to 1945 with the rank of brigadier general. He retired from the Army on 31 January 1946. General John T. Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery and his grave is located in Section 7, Lot 10076. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Thomas Kennedy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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