Henry J. Reilly (1881–1963) was an American soldier and journalist. The son of an artillery officer who died in the 1900 Battle of Peking,[1] Reilly graduated from West Point in 1904. During World War I, he commanded the 83rd Infantry Brigade of the 42nd ("Rainbow") Division in combat in France.[2] After the war, he edited the Army and Navy Journal from 1921 to 1925.[3] He wrote several books, including Why Preparedness? (1916), based on what he had seen on Europe's eastern and western fronts in 1914 and 1915; America's Part (1926); and Americans All: History of the Rainbow Division (1936), which described the division's military actions, including stories about soldiers and officers from private to general.[3]
Reilly became well known as a speaker on military affairs. He served as a war correspondent, covering conflicts in Poland, Spain, Albania, and France.[2] In 1922, he helped found the Reserve Officers Association and served as its first president. Today, the association has a scholarship named after him.[4][5]
He was an avid reader whose library is now part of the collection of the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, Illinois.
External links
- "THE MACHINE GUN PLATOON: IT SHOULD BE RETAINED AS A PART OF THE REGIMENTAL ORGANIZATION By Second Lieutenant HENRY J REILLY Thirteenth Cavalry Commanding Machine Gun Platoon", an article in the Journal of the United States Cavalry Association, Volume 19 (1908).
References
- ↑ Patterson, Michael Robert (25 December 2007). "Henry Joseph Reilly Captain, United States Army Artillery". arlingtoncemetery.net. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/henryjre.htm. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard J. Sommers and Clifton P. Hyatt, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (March 14, 2011). "THE LAST SOLDIERS -- THE LASTING SOLDIERS". U.S. Army. http://www.army.mil/article/53210/_quot_THE_LAST_SOLDIERS____THE_LASTING_SOLDIERS_quot__/. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "PEACE or WAR! WHAT NEXT? WHY?". Promotional flyer by Reilly's booking agent. CLARK H. GETTS, Inc.. 1939. http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/tc/id/51715/rec/3. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Henry J. Reilly Memorial Scholarship". Reserve Officers Association of the United States. http://www.roa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=reilly_scholarship. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ↑ Young, Robert J. (2000). Under Siege: Portraits Of Civilian Life In France During World War I. Berghahn Books. p. 179. http://books.google.com/books?id=620pDL19VrIC&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=%22Henry+J.+Reilly%22+Army+Navy+journal&source=bl&ots=9J8kb7vNti&sig=dklyPAcQTehQddmxhYbgSIClvHA&hl=en&ei=d1RqToD2Manj0QG2mYmGBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Henry%20J.%20Reilly%22%20Army%20Navy%20journal&f=false. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
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