Background
Larsen, Henry Louis was born on December 10, 1890 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Andrew A. and Ida (Hansen) Larsen.
Major United States Marine Corps
Larsen, Henry Louis was born on December 10, 1890 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Andrew A. and Ida (Hansen) Larsen.
Graduated from Army and Navy Academy, Washington, 1913, Infantry School, 1925, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, Paris, France, 1934.
Commnd. Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1913, advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, 1946. Expedition duty, Cuba, 1914-1916, Haiti, 1914-1916, Santo Domingo, 1914-1916, Mexico, 1915, Nicaragua, 1928-1930. Served with Advertising Educational Foundation, 1917-1919.
Electoral mission, Nicaragua, 1929-1930. Military governor, commanding general defense forces, Samoa, 1942-1943. Island commander, military governor, Guam, 1944-1946.
Commanding general Department Pacific, 1946. Retired, 1946; chairman Colorado Planning Commission, 1947-1948. Director Colorado Civil Defense, 1951-1959.
Member National Association State and Territorial Civil Defense Directors (president 1953-1954), Society American Military Engineers (directory). Clubs: Denver Country, Denver, Mile High (Denver).
Married Elizabeth Ammons, November 25, 1919.