Herbert Butler Powell was a U.S. Army General, and Commanding General of the U.S. Continental Army Command, and U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand.
Powell was born in Monmouth, Oregon on July 13, 1903. He joined the Oregon National Guard as a Private in 1919, rising to the rank of Sergeant. He received his commission in 1927 after graduating from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism.
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