Jay Leland Benedict (April 14, 1882 – September 16, 1953) was a

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and superintendent of the

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(1938–1940).

Career

Benedict received an appointment to

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as a member of the class of 1904. He was commissioned as a field artillery officer and served on several staffs, serving as a 2nd lieutenant in the Secret Service Agent (1908) and graduating from the Army War College in 1926. After serving as executive officer for the

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, New York, he commanded the

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at Fort Howard, Maryland in 1936. Positions held included: Army major general and superintendent (from 1938 to 1940). He served on the War Department General Staff during

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. Legion Of Merit Award For As Procurement And Discharge Section In G- (between 1942 and 1946).

Decorations

Personal life

Benedict was born in

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, In 1907 he married Genevieve Ardell Goldstein and in 1924 married Loretta Katherine Maher. He died in

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at the age of 71 and was buried in Section 2 Site 4961- A,arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.

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Army Offices 1939-1945
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