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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.
Vietnam War/Consolidation I Campaign (1971)
From Month/Year
July / 1971
To Month/Year
November / 1971
Description This campaign was from 1 July to 30 November 1971. This period witnessed additional progress in the Vietnamization program which included turning over the ground war to South Vietnam, sustaining the withdrawal of U.S. troops, but also continuing, U.S. air strikes on enemy targets.
South Vietnam assumed full control of defense for the area immediately below the demilitarized zone on 11 July, a process begun in 1969. Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced completion of Phase I of Vietnamization on 11 August which meant that the U.S. relinquished all ground combat responsibilities to the Republic of Vietnam. The participation of U.S. forces in ground combat operations had not ceased, however, U.S. maneuver battalions were still conducting missions, and the 101st Airborne Division joined the 1st Army of Vietnam 1st Infantry Division in Operation JEFFERSON GLEN that took place in Thua Thien Province in October. This was the last major combat operation in Vietnam which involved U.S. ground forces. Following the close of Operation JEFFERSON GLEN on 8 October, the 101st began stand-down procedures and was the last U.S. division to leave Vietnam.
U.S. troop strengths decreased during Consolidation I. American battle deaths for July 1971 were 66, the lowest monthly figure since May 1967. By early November, U.S. troop totals dropped to 191,000, the lowest level since December 1965. In early November, President Nixon announced that American troops had reverted to a defensive role in Vietnam.
