Hugh Aloysius Drum September 19, 1879 – October 3, 1951 was a U.S. general.
Born in Fort Brady, Chippewa County, Michigan, he graduated from Boston College in 1898. Drum, an 1894 graduate of Xavier High School, first entered Boston College intending to join the Jesuit priesthood. He was admitted to the Xavier High School Hall of Fame in 1931.
Read more about Hugh Aloysius Drum: Early Military Career, Between The World Wars, World War II and Retirement
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