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{{short description|American lawyer}}
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|name= Thomas Henry Green
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|branch= [[File:United States Department of the Army Seal.svg|20px|United States Army seal]] [[United States Army]]
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==Early years==
Thomas Henry Green was born on April 22, 1889, in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. Green attended
▲Thomas Henry Green was born on April 22, 1889, in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. Green attended the [[Boston University]] and received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1915. He practiced law in [[Boston]] for some time.
His military career began back in February 1913, when he enlisted in the [[Massachusetts National Guard]] as a private in troop A, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry. Green served with his national guard unit on Mexican Border in 1916 and was also commissioned a second lieutenant of cavalry in the Regular Army, in 1917.
During [[World War I]], Green was promoted to the temporary rank of major and ordered to the [[
After the war, Green attended the [[George Washington University]] and received a [[Master of Laws|Master of Laws degree]] in 1923. Subsequently, he served as Assistant Judge Advocate of the [[II Corps (United States)|2nd Corps]] at [[Governors Island]], [[New York City]]. In 1939, Green was appointed a Chief of Patent Section in Military Affairs Section, [[Washington D.C.]]<ref name="Major General Thomas Henry Green">{{cite web|url=http://www.militariamuseum.com/collection/Green/Green_bio.htm|title=Major General Thomas Henry Green|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814094639/http://www.militariamuseum.com/collection/Green/Green_bio.htm|archivedate=August 14, 2007|url-status=dead|accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref>
==Second World War==
He was assigned to [[Fort Shafter]], Hawaii, in August 1940 as Judge Advocate of the [[Hawaiian Department]]. Green was a lieutenant colonel at the time of the December 1941 [[
Green was promoted to the rank of
▲He was assigned to [[Fort Shafter]], Hawaii, in August 1940 as Judge Advocate of the [[Hawaiian Department]]. Green was a lieutenant colonel at the time of the 1941 [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]]. He was than appointed an executive officer to the Military Governor of Hawaiian Islands, Lieutenant General [[Delos Carleton Emmons|Delos C. Emmons]], and stayed in this capacity until 1943.
▲Green was promoted to the rank of [[Brigadier General (United States)|brigadier general]] on May 24, 1942. Following his service in Hawaii, he was transferred to the Washington, D.C., where he was appointed a Judge Advocate General, deputy of [[Judge Advocate General's Corps (United States)|JAG]], major general [[Myron C. Cramer]]. In this capacity, he was responsible for Military Justice and later also for Civil Justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Green/Thomas_Henry/USA.html|title= Biography of Major-General Thomas Henry Green (1889 - 1971), USA|publisher=generals.dk|accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref>
He served in this capacity until December 1945, when Major General Cramer was retired and Green replaced him. Green was also promoted to the rank of [[Major general (United States)|major general]] on December 1, 1945.<ref name="Major General Thomas Henry Green"/>
Green served as JAG until November 30, 1949, when he finally retired from the army. He was replaced by Maor General [[Ernest M. Brannon]]. For his service during World War II, Major General Green received an [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]] with [[Oak Leaf Cluster]] and five [[Commendation Medal|Army Commendation Medals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=
==Life in retirement==
After retirement from the Army, Green worked as professor of law and professor emeritus at the [[University of Arizona]] until his death. Henry Green died on March 27, 1971, at the age of 81. He is buried together with his wife Ruth Tuthill Green (1895–1988) at Indian Mound Cemetery in [[Moravia (village), New York|Moravia, New York]].
==Decorations==
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Major general Thomas H. Green received some decorations for his military service. Here is his ribbon bar:
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==External links==
*[https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/Martial-Law-Hawaii_Green.html Martial Law in Hawaii: The Papers of Major General Thomas H. Green, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army]
*[https://generals.dk/general/Green/Thomas_Henry/USA.html Generals of World War II]
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