Andrew Hero, Jr.

Andrew Hero, Jr.
Major General Andrew Hero, Jr., Chief of Coast Artillery from 1926 to 1930
Born	(1868-12-13)December 13, 1868 New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	February 7, 1942(1942-02-07) (aged 73) Washington, D.C
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1891–1930
Rank	Major General
Commands held	85th Coast Artillery Company Fort Flagler, Washington Fort Terry, New York Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii Fort Ruger, Hawaii 154th Field Artillery Brigade 39th Coast Artillery Brigade Panama Coast Artillery District Fort Mills Coast Artillery Garrison 4th Coast Artillery District Chief of Coast Artillery
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War World War I
Spouse(s)	Fanny Caroline Davis (m. 1897)

Andrew Hero, Jr. (December 13, 1868 – February 7, 1942) was a major general in the United States Army who was prominent for his service as Chief of Coast Artillery.

Andrew Hero, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 13, 1868. His father, Andrew Hero, was a soldier in the Confederate States Army, and served in the Washington Artillery.

The younger Andrew Hero was educated in New Orleans and attended Tulane University and the School of Mines at Columbia University before becoming a student at the United States Military Academy. He graduated in 1891 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry.

Hero’s first assignment was with the 12th Infantry at Fort Yates, North Dakota. In late 1891 he transferred to the Field Artillery, and was assigned to the 4th Artillery at Fort McPherson, Georgia. In 1894 he attended the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Virginia, and after graduation in 1896 he was assigned to the faculty, where he served until 1898.

At the start of the Spanish–American War, Hero was appointed aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Joseph Prentice Sanger, commander of 3rd Division, First Army Corps, and served in Cuba until June 1899.