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Marine BGen Henry Williams Hise.
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Contact Info
Home Town Shamrock
Last Address Lubbock, TX
Date of Passing Oct 15, 2010
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
BGen Henry Hise retired from the USMC in Nov, 1971 with thirty-years of service. He returned to his home state of Texas where de died at the age of 90 on 15Oct 2010.
Other Comments:
In 1971 BGen Hise began a long retirement which was just as active as his service years. He began by teaching international relations and foreign policy at the University of Texas. In 1977, he moved to Austin to become the Executive Director of the Community Mental Health Centers of Texas until 1985.
In 1995 he returned to Guadalcanal with one of his sons and two grandsons.
BGen Hise was known as a talented sculptor, avid gardner and woodworker, and student of philosophy. He had a passion for learning, everything from astronomy to zoology. He was also known as a very kind and able man.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122(VMFA-122) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. The squadron, known as the "Werewolves", is based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW). Their traditional call sign is "Nikel". Their mascot, known as Mach Altus (after the Mach number and the Latin word for high), is a statue of a Crusades-era knight
