Lee Garnett Day (May 5, 1890-May 24, 1968) was an American explorer, Army officer, and executive of

General Foods General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, after several corporate ...

.(25 May 1968)
Lee Garnett Day, Explorer, was 78; Retired Executive of General Foods, Ex-Colonel, Dies
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'', p. 35 (paywall) Day was the son of Henry Mason Day, and graduated from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

in 1911. His explorations primarily consisted of trek with Alfred M. Collins to South America in 1915 along with staff from Yale University and the

Field Museum The Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH), also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum is popular for the size and quality of its educational ...

.(29 December 1914)
Off to Explore Unknown Jungles
''Brattleboro Daily Reformer'' He served in France during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. He later became vice-president of Baker-Bennett-Day, Inc. a

subsidiary. He left that position in 1940 and returned to the Army. His wife Nancy Sales Day predeceased him, and he was survived by a daughter and six grandchildren.

References

External links

Lee Garnett Day and Nancy Sayles Day papers - Brown University Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Lee Garnett 1890 births 1968 deaths Explorers of the United States General Foods Yale University alumni American military personnel of World War I United States Army personnel of World War II