september july american academic soldier served president retired united_states_army lieutenant general seeing action world war world war founding fort hood countries france philippines united_states awarded service medals including second highest military decoration bruce interred arlington national cemetery early years bruce born september missouri smith family moved texas child finishing high school bruce attended agricultural mechanical college texas known required member undergo military training bruce earned doctorate laws military service world war shortly graduation united_states entered world war june bruce joined united_states_army second lieutenant served officers training camp texas completing training sent combat france saw action france near operation near offensive fighting offensive following fighting france division germany occupation force relatively young age achieved temporary rank lieutenant colonel government france awarded medals awarded citation read presented major extraordinary heroism action near france july near october night july major bruce personal reconnaissance ahead troops heavy flanking machine gun fire pushed forward outpost lines heavy artillery machine gun fire touch company october personal reconnaissance left flank division heavy shell fire continual gained information enabled place battalion cover exposed flank wars bruce married couple home texas near bruce taught military science tactics children decades bruce continued serve army served panama participated historical work served general staff textbooks military doctrine knowledge military tactics attending command world war following outbreak world war bruce assigned organize new tank destroyer center chose texas new camp named fort hood general september promoted major general following year commander leadership group participated campaigns guam philippines division responsible taking main port japanese held island day battle area island december december division estimated killed japanese soldiers taken prisoners americans killed wounded missing action service government philippines later awarded philippine liberation medal april ordered seize island islands army use island airfields support assaults okinawa islands japan day battle secure island japanese soldiers civilians killed americans killed wounded missing battle famed war correspondent killed sniper bruce men buried island later monument despite fact japanese tried destroy airfields army engineers able fully operational mid japan surrendered bruce served military governor transferred commander occupying korea returned october deputy army commander stationed fort sam houston texas primary responsibilities assist training activities states bruce commandant norfolk virginia early july promoted lieutenant general july retired army july bruce decorations included oak leaf cluster air medal purple heart bruce president houston texas september month retiring military service succeeded interim president shortly arriving bruce noted university missing considered fundamental chapel student use located campus remarked director religious activities religion entirely education foundation build moral character year took office bruce began investigating interest building religious center chapel complex school years negotiations religious denominations operated campus bruce engineered consensus university build center based model new religious center single chapel shared groups office space group center opened named bruce bruce appointed chancellor university addition duties president following year organized consisting prominent november governing board sought state support university grown rapidly bruce leadership bruce tenure university curriculum standards faculty improved university better known retired later years bruce president mason bruce retired school year moved north_carolina died july buried arlington national cemetery state texas erected historical marker memory fort hood addition interstate temple named general
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