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Major General A.D. Bruce (standing) during World War II
Major General A.D. Bruce (standing) during World War II

Andrew Davis Bruce (September 14, 1894–July 28, 1969) was the third president of the University of Houston. He retired from the United States Army in 1954 as a lieutenant general after seeing action in both World War I and World War II and founding Fort Hood. Three countries, France, the Philippines, and the United States, awarded him service medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross, the US Army's second highest military decoration. Bruce is interred in Arlington National Cemetery. (more...)