United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Adolphus W. Greely
1844 – 1935
Adolphus W. Greely served the U.S. Army. Adolphus was 91 years old.
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Service Record
U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
26 July 1861 · ----. · Major General, U.S. Army, retired.
For his life of splendid public service, begun on 27 March 1844, having enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on 26 July 1861, and by successive promotions was commissioned as major general 10 February 1906, and retired by operation of law on his 64th birthday.
3, W.D., 1935. Act of Congress, 21 March 1935.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
3, W.D., 1935. Act of Congress, 21 March 1935.
For his life of splendid public service, begun on 27 March 1844, having enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on 26 July 1861, and by successive promotions was commissioned as major general 10 February 1906, and retired by operation of law on his 64th birthday.
Burial Information
Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Section
1
Grave
129
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