Henry Doctor Jr.

Lieutenant General Henry Doctor Jr. was the Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army, based in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). His last assignment was as an Inspector General of the U.S. Army.

Doctor was born on August 23, 1932, in Oakley, South Carolina, to the late Henry Doctor and Annie Aikens Doctor.

In 1954, he graduated from South Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and is a member of Omega Psi Phi. He earned his Master of Arts from Georgia State University. He is a graduate of United States Army War College and U. S. Army Command and General Staff College.

On December 7, 2007, Henry Doctor died and was later buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

On July 9, 2008, the South Carolina Department of Transportation announced that a five-mile stretch of Highway 52 would be named the "Lieutenant General Henry Doctor Jr. Memorial Highway".

Awards

 * Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg Distinguished Service Medal (2 Awards)
 * Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit
 * Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg Bronze Star
 * Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg Meritorious Service Medal
 * Air Medal ribbon.svg Air Medal
 * Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge
 * Cheon-Su Security Medal Ribbon.png Awarded the Republic of Korea Order of National Security Merit - Cheonsu Medal, 1985