Tasker H. Bliss

War Hero

Birthday December 31, 1853

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Lewisburg, PA

DEATH DATE Nov 9, 1930 (76)

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About

Four-star general who fought in the Spanish American War and in World War I.

Before Fame

He graduated from the United States Military Academy, where he excelled in the study of languages.

Trivia

He fought in the Philippines and was also deployed to China and Manchuria.

Family Life

He grew up in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as the son of Tasker and Eleanor Bliss.

Associated With

He retired from the military at the end of World War I, but President Woodrow Wilson ordered him back into military service.