Gen. John Edwin Hull featured character at upcoming Greenfield Historical Society Spring Tea
The Greenfield Historical Society will hold its annual Spring Tea April 10 at 2 p.m. in the Konneker Education at 245 South Street in Greenfield.
General John Edwin Hull will be the hosting character. Terry Washburn will be portraying General Hull, sharing information about General Hull’s life and times.
Refreshments will include finger foods, tea, coffee and water.
Presale tickets are on sale for $10 at the Community Savings Bank in Greenfield. A few tickets may be available at the door, but seating is limited.
For more information about the tea, call (937) 981-2905.
John Edwin Hull was born two miles west of Greenfield on May 25, 1895. He attended Greenfield schools and was on the 1911 and 1912 football teams.
Hull went on to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio as a pre-med student, playing on the football team. After graduating in 1917, he went on to officer training school and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army.
During World War I, he saw action in the Marne offensive, along the Vesle River, the Meuse-Argonne offensive and was a member of the army that occupied Germany. After the war, he remained in the Army and graduated from the Army War College.
He also held the positions of Director of the Weapons Evaluation Group and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Administration for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Later, under then-President Eisenhower, he was the Commander in Chief of the Far East Command at the conclusion of the Korean War.
General Hull retired on April 30, 1955. He died on June 10, 1975 and was buried beside his wife in Arlington National Cemetery.
Among his awards and decorations are the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the World War I Victory Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal for Korea.