Background
Henry Terrell, Junior. was born on October 14, 1890 in San Antonio, Texas.
Henry Terrell, Junior. was born on October 14, 1890 in San Antonio, Texas.
He attended the University of Texas between years 1908 - 1910 and entered the United States Army in 1912.
Terrell commanded the 90th Infantry Division from March 1942 to January 1944 during
He was commissioned a Second lieutenant in Infantry and was assigned to 7th Infantry Regiment stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was subsequently transferred to the 22nd Infantry Regiment stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he participated in the border patrol duty during the Pancho Villa Expedition. Terrell was transferred to the 29th Infantry Regiment in February 1915, for duty in the Panama Canal Zone.
He returned to the United States in August 1917 and served (now in the rank of Captain) with the 58th Infantry Regiment in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
In July 1918, his regiment was transferred to the France within the American Expeditionary Force. Terrell participated in the Champagne-Marne defensive operations, Aisne-Marne Offensive, Battle of Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Terrell commanded the 8th Infantry Division, 90th Infantry Division from March 1942 to January 1944 and finally XXII Corps during
Major General Henry Terrell, Junior. retired from the army on 30 April 1946 and died on 3 October 1971 in San Antonio, Texas.