Ernest N. Harmon
| Ernest Nason Harmon | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Old Gravel Voice" |
| Born |
February 26, 1894 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | November 13, 1979 (aged 85) White River Junction, Vermont |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1913–1948 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit |
 Cavalry Branch
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| Commands held |
1st Armored Division 2nd Armored Division XXII Corps Third Army |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal (4) Silver Star Purple Heart |
Major General Ernest Nason Harmon (February 26, 1894 – November 13, 1979) was a senior officer of the United States Army. He served in both World War I and World War II, being best known for his actions in reorganizing the 1st Armored Division after the debacle at the February 1943 Battle of Kasserine Pass during the Tunisia Campaign.
Ernest Nason Harmon was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Ernest and Junietta (Spaulding) Harmon. He was orphaned at age ten, and was raised by relatives in the Newbury, Vermont village of West Newbury. He was educated in West Newbury and graduated from the Bradford Academy in 1912. He attended Norwich University for a year, and then, in 1913, received an appointment to the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York. While there, he played football and hockey, and was a member of the boxing team. Following his graduation on April 20, 1917, exactly two weeks after the American entry into World War I, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Cavalry Branch of the United States Army. Among his fellow graduates at West Point were Matthew Ridgway, J. Lawton Collins, Mark W. Clark, William W. Eagles, Norman Cota, Laurence B. Keiser, William C. McMahon, Frederick Augustus Irving, Bryant Moore and William Kelly Harrison, Jr.. Like Harmon, all of these men would later become general officers, with Ridgway and Collins becoming U.S. Army Chief of Staff. In August 1917 Harmon married M. Leona Tuxbury: they had two daughters, Barbara Roll and Jeanne Oliver, and three sons, Halsey, Robert and Ernest Jr.
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