Horace Logan McBride attended the University of Nebraska from 1910 to 1911. In June 1912 he entered the U.S. Military Academy and graduated with the Class of 1916. At West Point he became affectionately known as 'Mac' by those who knew and understood the dry wit and sense of humor of this straight-forward, hard-hitting Scotsman. In June 1916, Mac was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery and assigned to Fort Bliss, TX.
World War I
In December 1917, as a captain and major, he was part of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. He sailed to France and served as Battery Commander of the 347th Field Artillery. In September 1918 he participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Between the World Wars
He was the Assistant Military Attaché at The Hague. Belgium, in June 1919 and then in Warsaw, Poland in October of that year. McBride was a Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Yale University from 1923-27. In 1928 he attended, and graduated from, the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, KS. He was an instructor at the Field Artillery School from 1928-32, then served in the Philippines until 1935. After graduating from the Army War College in 1936, he served as an Instructor at the Command and General Staff College from 1936-40. McBride served as Commanding Officer of the Second Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone, from 1940 to 1942. From April 1942 to March 1943, he served as Commander of the 80th Infantry Division Artillery and, in May 1942, was promoted to Brigadier General. In March 1943, he was promoted to Major General, assumed command of the entire Eightieth Infantry Division and, in July 1944, accompanied the Division for duty in Europe.
The 80th joined the Third Army and swept across France, Luxembourg and Germany to contact the Russian Army in Austria. They supported efforts at the Battle of the Falaise Pocket (also referred to as the Falaise GAP), the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy, from 12–21 August 1944. The 80th Infantry Division fought at the Moselle River and the Maginot line; battled with Von Rundstedt's army in the Battle of the Bulge, fought at the Siegfried Line in Luxembourg and in the assault at the Rhine at Mainz. The 80th received the May 1945 surrender of the Sixth German Army in Austria. He served as Commanding General of XX Corps from 1945 until 1946. From 1946 until early 1947, McBride served as Commanding General of the 9th Infantry Division, assigned to occupational duties in Southern Bavaria and the American Zone of Germany. Early in 1947 he became the Chief of the US Army Group of the American Mission for Aid to Turkey. MG McBride served as Commandant of the Command and General Staff College from October 1950 to March 1952. After his promotion to Lieutenant General in 1952, McBride became Commander of the Caribbean Defense Command and served until his retirement from the Army in June 1954. Medals & Awards:
Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death and Burial:
Lieutenant General Horace Logan McBride died on 14 November 1962 at the USAF Hospital, Orlando, AFB, FL. He was buried with full military honors on 16 November 1962 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, in Section 2, Site 1232-2.
Source: Military Hall of Honor