Bury, Frederick Edward
Lieutenant colonel, Infantry, U.S. Army; Chief of Staff, American Forces in Russia
Distinguished-Service Medal. General Orders No. 53, War Department, 1921: For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services as chief of staff, American Forces in Russia.
Order of St. Anne, second class with swords (Russia). Order No. 192, Governor-General of the Northern District, Archangel, No. 206, July 21, 1919: In recognition of ...........valuable services in northern Russia during the war against the Bolsheviks.
Record. Born February 16, 1877, Peru; son of Frank and Laura Ella (Edwards) Bury. Quartermaster, National Military Home, Marion. Entered service September 13, 1917, Fort Benjamin Harrison. Prior, private, 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry, April, 1898 - May 17, 1899; second lieutenant, 38th U.S. Volunteer Infantry, August 26, 1899; served in the Philippines, mustered out June 30, 1901; second lieutenant, 1st U.S. Infantry, September 21, 1901; first lieutenant, 23d Infantry, March 24, 1903 - April 20, 1907. Assigned to 155th Depot Brigade; transferred to Headquarters, 2d Army. Major, September 13, 1917; lieutenant colonel, August 19, 1918. Overseas September 20, 1918 - August 23, 1919. Assigned to duty in G-1 section, General Staff, on staff of Lieutenant General Bullard, Toul, France, January 8 - March 14, 1919; Chief of Staff, American Expeditionary Forces, North Russia, March 14, 1919. With Allied expedition under command of Major General E. Ironside, British Army. Discharged September 8, 1919.
Married Ellen McGrew. Sons, Roger McGrew, Frederick Williams. Danville, Ill.