He was a West Point graduate who served in the U.S. Army from 1889-1931 in Manila, Alaska, and the Arctic. He was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Cross. He was interested in genealogy. A biography by Gordon R. Newell entitled ‘Duty, Honor, Country' has been written about Brigadier General McManus.
His Navy Cross Citation reads:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Brigadier General George Henry McManus, United States Army, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in charge of troop movements at the Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey. His successful administration of troop movements and close co-operation with the Navy resulted in the rapid loading of troops at Hoboken and consequent quick turn-arounds made by troop transports during World War I.
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His Navy Cross Citation reads:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Brigadier General George Henry McManus, United States Army, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in charge of troop movements at the Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey. His successful administration of troop movements and close co-operation with the Navy resulted in the rapid loading of troops at Hoboken and consequent quick turn-arounds made by troop transports during World War I.
[courtesy of Find A Grave member # 47806468]
He was a West Point graduate who served in the U.S. Army from 1889-1931 in Manila, Alaska, and the Arctic. He was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Cross. He was interested in genealogy. A biography by Gordon R. Newell entitled ‘Duty, Honor, Country' has been written about Brigadier General McManus.
His Navy Cross Citation reads:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Brigadier General George Henry McManus, United States Army, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in charge of troop movements at the Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey. His successful administration of troop movements and close co-operation with the Navy resulted in the rapid loading of troops at Hoboken and consequent quick turn-arounds made by troop transports during World War I.
[courtesy of Find A Grave member # 47806468]
His Navy Cross Citation reads:
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Brigadier General George Henry McManus, United States Army, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in charge of troop movements at the Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey. His successful administration of troop movements and close co-operation with the Navy resulted in the rapid loading of troops at Hoboken and consequent quick turn-arounds made by troop transports during World War I.
[courtesy of Find A Grave member # 47806468]
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