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Sidney Bryan Berry | |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Years of service | 1948-1976 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Superintendent, United States Military Academy |
| Battles / wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star (4) Legion of Merit (4) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star w/V Air Medal (42) Purple Heart (2) Combat Infantry Badge (2) |
Sidney Bryan Berry (May 10, 1926 – ) is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General, former Superintendent of West Point (1974-1977), and former Commissioner of Public Safety for the state of Mississippi (1980–1984).
Early life and education
Berry was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on February 10, 1926.[1] He received his appointment to the academy from Mississippi, graduating 160th in his class from West Point in 1948.[2] He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry branch, and assigned to his first unit in Japan in 1949.[2]
Military career
Berry's career spanned two wars. He first saw duty as a company commander in Korea. During the war in Korea, he earned two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star for Valor, a Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantry Badge.[3] After duty in the Korean War, he earned a graduate degree from Columbia University (1951–1953).[3] He then served as an instructor at West Point in the Department of Social Sciences (1953–1956). [4] He was a military assistant to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara (1961–1964), traveling to Vietnam on multiple occasions. He also served a year at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York City (1967–1968).[5] He would serve two and a half years in Vietnam between 1965 and 1971. He was wounded for the second time in Vietnam during his first tour (1965–1966). His awards from his service in Vietnam included the the Distinguished Service Medal, 2 Silver Stars, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Legions of Merit, the Purple Heart, 42 Air Medals, and a second Combat Infantry Badge.[3] Berry became the 50th Superintendent of West Point in 1974. His time there would be trying, as he oversaw the integration of women in the summer of 1976 while at the same time dealing with a massive honor scandal involving cheating on an academic test involving the junior class.[6][7]
Post military
After retiring from the Army, Berry served as Mississippi's Commissioner of Public Safety, 1980–1984. He now is retired to Pennsylvania.[3][8]
References
- ^ Atkinson, p. 395.
- ^ a b 1950 Register of Graduates and Former Cadets (PDF). West Point, NY: The West Point Alumni Foundation, Inc. 1950. p. 477.
- ^ a b c d Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy West Point, New York 2008. West Point, NY: The West Point Association of Graduates. 2008. p. 3-143.
- ^ Krueger, p.8.
- ^ Krueger p.9.
- ^ Atkinson, p. 397.
- ^ "What Price Honor?". Time. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "US Military Academy at West Point-LTG Sydney Berry". All Experts.com. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
Bibliography
- Atkinson, Rick (1999). The Long Gray Line. New York: MacMillan. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- Krueger, Dan (1975). Bugle Notes, 67th Vol., 1975. West Point, NY: United States Military Academy.