Daniel Van Voorhis
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| Born |
October 24, 1878 Zanesville, Ohio |
| Died |
January 9, 1956 (aged 77) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1898–1942 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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Daniel Van Voorhis (October 24, 1878 – January 9, 1956) was a United States Army Lieutenant General and was noteworthy for his assignments as commander of V Corps and the Caribbean Defense Command, as well as his efforts in creating the Army's modern Armor branch.
The son of Congressman Henry Clay Van Voorhis, he was born on October 24, 1878 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Pennsylvania's Washington and Jefferson College, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Van Voorhis left college to enlist for the Spanish–American War as a Corporal in the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He attained the rank of Captain before the end of the war, and earned the Silver Star Citation (which was converted to the Silver Star decoration in 1932) for heroism at Jaro in the Philippines.
After the Spanish–American War Van Voorhis accepted a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army and served primarily in the Philippines between 1900 and 1914. In 1909 he was appointed as aide-de-camp to President William Howard Taft. In 1914 he served on the Texas border during the Pancho Villa Expedition.
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