The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Larsen, Henry L. (original) (raw)

Larsen commanded 2 Marine Brigade and served as military governor of Samoa in 1942. He later commanded the Guam garrison. Postwar, he served for ten years as Colorado's Director of Civil Defense.

1890-12-10

Born at Chicago

1913

Second lieutenant

Commissioned in the Marine Corps

1917-6

France

1930

Electoral mission, Nicaragua

1938

Director, Plans and Policies, Headquarters Marine Corps

1941-12-24

Brigadier general

Commander, 2 Marine Brigade

1943-6

Commander, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

1944-7-21

Major general

Island Commander, Guam

1946-5

Commander, Department of the Pacific

1946-11-1

Lieutenant general

Retires from Marine Corps

1949

Colorado Director of Civil Defense

1959

Retires

1962-10-2

Dies at Denver, Colorado