US ARMY WORLD WAR II
United States Military Academy Class of 1892
BG Julian R. Lindsey
Unit: 164th Infantry Brigade, 82d Division, WW1
Hometown: Irwinton, Georgia
Service#
Awards :Army Distinguished Service Medal
Career:
General Lindsey was born March 1871 in Irwinton, Ga,. His father, John William Lindsey was a lawyer, state representative and Pension Commissioner of Georgia from 1899 until his death in 1922. His mother was the daughter of Judge John R. Tucker of Washington County.
He was appointed to the West Point Military academy on June 11, 1888 at the age of 17 and graduated with honors in 1892. He was at once assigned to the Ninth Cavalry as Second Lieutenant.
Julian married to Hannah Broster in June 1904. She died March 31, 1905, at the age of 28, 2 days after her son Julian B. Lindsey was born, at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. Their son Julian B. Lindsey became a colonel in the U.S. Army serving in WWII and the Korean War. He died in Atlanta in July 1979.
In 1911 Lindsey was commanding Troop A of the "Black Horse " 15th Cavalry. He was appointed senior cavalry instructor in 1912 until 1916 at West Point and he introduced polo at the academy.
In April 1916 he was detached from his command of the cavalry. He was a major in January 1917 and by the time the U.S. entered World War 1 in 1917, he was a Lt. Colonel. In 1918, he was promoted to Brigadier General and was in command of the 164th Infantry Regiment which was involved in the Meuse-Argonne drive with the Eighty-Second Division.
He retired in 1934 and lived at the Army and Navy Club in Washington D.C.
In July 1942, 24 years after the World War I he and 6 other generals were promoted and received the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal. Lindsey was promoted to Major General.
General Lindsey died June 27, 1948, age 77, at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D. C. following a heart attack. He is buried in the West Point Cemetery in New York.
Sources: The Washington Post, The News (Fredrick, Maryland)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Julian Robert Lindsey, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. The brilliant and successful attack of the 164th Infantry Brigade, 82d Division, Commanded by General Lindsey, in the Argonne Forest, showed a spirit of aggressiveness and leadership of a high order. The tactical advantage attained in this action, whereby St. Juvin and Grand Pre were laid open to attack, was largely due to his ability and energy.
United States Military Academy Class of 1892
BG Julian R. Lindsey
Unit: 164th Infantry Brigade, 82d Division, WW1
Hometown: Irwinton, Georgia
Service#
Awards :Army Distinguished Service Medal
Career:
General Lindsey was born March 1871 in Irwinton, Ga,. His father, John William Lindsey was a lawyer, state representative and Pension Commissioner of Georgia from 1899 until his death in 1922. His mother was the daughter of Judge John R. Tucker of Washington County.
He was appointed to the West Point Military academy on June 11, 1888 at the age of 17 and graduated with honors in 1892. He was at once assigned to the Ninth Cavalry as Second Lieutenant.
Julian married to Hannah Broster in June 1904. She died March 31, 1905, at the age of 28, 2 days after her son Julian B. Lindsey was born, at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. Their son Julian B. Lindsey became a colonel in the U.S. Army serving in WWII and the Korean War. He died in Atlanta in July 1979.
In 1911 Lindsey was commanding Troop A of the "Black Horse " 15th Cavalry. He was appointed senior cavalry instructor in 1912 until 1916 at West Point and he introduced polo at the academy.
In April 1916 he was detached from his command of the cavalry. He was a major in January 1917 and by the time the U.S. entered World War 1 in 1917, he was a Lt. Colonel. In 1918, he was promoted to Brigadier General and was in command of the 164th Infantry Regiment which was involved in the Meuse-Argonne drive with the Eighty-Second Division.
He retired in 1934 and lived at the Army and Navy Club in Washington D.C.
In July 1942, 24 years after the World War I he and 6 other generals were promoted and received the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal. Lindsey was promoted to Major General.
General Lindsey died June 27, 1948, age 77, at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D. C. following a heart attack. He is buried in the West Point Cemetery in New York.
Sources: The Washington Post, The News (Fredrick, Maryland)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Julian Robert Lindsey, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. The brilliant and successful attack of the 164th Infantry Brigade, 82d Division, Commanded by General Lindsey, in the Argonne Forest, showed a spirit of aggressiveness and leadership of a high order. The tactical advantage attained in this action, whereby St. Juvin and Grand Pre were laid open to attack, was largely due to his ability and energy.
US ARMY WORLD WAR II
United States Military Academy Class of 1892
BG Julian R. Lindsey
Unit: 164th Infantry Brigade, 82d Division, WW1
Hometown: Irwinton, Georgia
Service#
Awards :Army Distinguished Service Medal
Career:
General Lindsey was born March 1871 in Irwinton, Ga,. His father, John William Lindsey was a lawyer, state representative and Pension Commissioner of Georgia from 1899 until his death in 1922. His mother was the daughter of Judge John R. Tucker of Washington County.
He was appointed to the West Point Military academy on June 11, 1888 at the age of 17 and graduated with honors in 1892. He was at once assigned to the Ninth Cavalry as Second Lieutenant.
Julian married to Hannah Broster in June 1904. She died March 31, 1905, at the age of 28, 2 days after her son Julian B. Lindsey was born, at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. Their son Julian B. Lindsey became a colonel in the U.S. Army serving in WWII and the Korean War. He died in Atlanta in July 1979.
In 1911 Lindsey was commanding Troop A of the "Black Horse " 15th Cavalry. He was appointed senior cavalry instructor in 1912 until 1916 at West Point and he introduced polo at the academy.
In April 1916 he was detached from his command of the cavalry. He was a major in January 1917 and by the time the U.S. entered World War 1 in 1917, he was a Lt. Colonel. In 1918, he was promoted to Brigadier General and was in command of the 164th Infantry Regiment which was involved in the Meuse-Argonne drive with the Eighty-Second Division.
He retired in 1934 and lived at the Army and Navy Club in Washington D.C.
In July 1942, 24 years after the World War I he and 6 other generals were promoted and received the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal. Lindsey was promoted to Major General.
General Lindsey died June 27, 1948, age 77, at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D. C. following a heart attack. He is buried in the West Point Cemetery in New York.
Sources: The Washington Post, The News (Fredrick, Maryland)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Julian Robert Lindsey, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. The brilliant and successful attack of the 164th Infantry Brigade, 82d Division, Commanded by General Lindsey, in the Argonne Forest, showed a spirit of aggressiveness and leadership of a high order. The tactical advantage attained in this action, whereby St. Juvin and Grand Pre were laid open to attack, was largely due to his ability and energy.
United States Military Academy Class of 1892
BG Julian R. Lindsey
Unit: 164th Infantry Brigade, 82d Division, WW1
Hometown: Irwinton, Georgia
Service#
Awards :Army Distinguished Service Medal
Career:
General Lindsey was born March 1871 in Irwinton, Ga,. His father, John William Lindsey was a lawyer, state representative and Pension Commissioner of Georgia from 1899 until his death in 1922. His mother was the daughter of Judge John R. Tucker of Washington County.
He was appointed to the West Point Military academy on June 11, 1888 at the age of 17 and graduated with honors in 1892. He was at once assigned to the Ninth Cavalry as Second Lieutenant.
Julian married to Hannah Broster in June 1904. She died March 31, 1905, at the age of 28, 2 days after her son Julian B. Lindsey was born, at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. Their son Julian B. Lindsey became a colonel in the U.S. Army serving in WWII and the Korean War. He died in Atlanta in July 1979.
In 1911 Lindsey was commanding Troop A of the "Black Horse " 15th Cavalry. He was appointed senior cavalry instructor in 1912 until 1916 at West Point and he introduced polo at the academy.
In April 1916 he was detached from his command of the cavalry. He was a major in January 1917 and by the time the U.S. entered World War 1 in 1917, he was a Lt. Colonel. In 1918, he was promoted to Brigadier General and was in command of the 164th Infantry Regiment which was involved in the Meuse-Argonne drive with the Eighty-Second Division.
He retired in 1934 and lived at the Army and Navy Club in Washington D.C.
In July 1942, 24 years after the World War I he and 6 other generals were promoted and received the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal. Lindsey was promoted to Major General.
General Lindsey died June 27, 1948, age 77, at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D. C. following a heart attack. He is buried in the West Point Cemetery in New York.
Sources: The Washington Post, The News (Fredrick, Maryland)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Julian Robert Lindsey, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. The brilliant and successful attack of the 164th Infantry Brigade, 82d Division, Commanded by General Lindsey, in the Argonne Forest, showed a spirit of aggressiveness and leadership of a high order. The tactical advantage attained in this action, whereby St. Juvin and Grand Pre were laid open to attack, was largely due to his ability and energy.
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