Henry Aurand

Henry Spiese Aurand
Lieutenant General Henry S. Aurand
Born	(1894-04-21)April 21, 1894 Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Died	June 18, 1980(1980-06-18) (aged 86) Laguna Hills, California
Buried at	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1915–1952
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	United States Army Pacific
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Korean War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Bronze Star Medal Mexican Service Medal World War I Victory Medal American Defense Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal
Relations	Evan Peter Aurand

Henry S. Aurand (November 16, 1894 – 1980) was a career United States Army officer. He was a veteran of World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Aurand served in the Coastal Artillery branch. He later transferred to the Ordnance Corps.

Henry Aurand attended the United States Military Academy and was a member of the class of 1915, "the class the stars fell on". During his military career he went on to attend the Army Ordnance School (1916), the Command and Staff College (1928), the Army War College (1931), and the Army Industrial College (1940).

He served at Sandy Hook Proving Ground from 1917 to 1919.

Aurand served in a variety of positions prior to World War II. Leading up to the war he attended military schools and developed an expertise in logistics. As early as the mid 1930s he began to use principles of logistics that are still in use today.

In 1920, he formally transferred to the Ordnance Corps. He served in the Philippines from 1925 to 1927. He served on the faculty of the Ordnance School at Watertown Arsenal from 1929 to 1930. From 1933 to 1939, he was an instructor for Logistics at the Army War College.

General Aurand professional preparation paid off during World War II. He was tasked with a number of demanding high-profile commands. In 1941 he was the Director of Defense Aid, the program that sent Lend Lease materials to the Allies. After that position he became the Chief of the International Division, Army Service Forces in 1942 and later that year he became the Secretary of the Combined Production Board. He finished 1942 as the Commanding General of the Sixth Service Command in Chicago, Illinois.