Richard Mayo
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 Richard Mayo (1932) |
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Richard Walden Mayo (born June 12, 1902 in Dorchester , † November 10, 1996 in Boca Raton ) was an American brigadier general and athlete who was active in the modern pentathlon .
Career
Modern pentathlon
Mayo took part in two Olympic Games . When he first took part in Amsterdam in 1928 , after finishing last in the equestrian discipline, he did not get past 19th place . The army posted him from 1931 specifically for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles for training in the cavalry school in Fort Riley . This discipline he joined in the competition then on the second rank from. Thanks to the first place in the shooting, Mayo led the field before the final cross-country run, but only finished 17th due to an Achilles tendon injury. In the overall standings, Mayo ultimately fell back to bronze.
At the 1932 Olympic Games in Berlin , he acted as manager of the US Pentathlon team.
Military career
Mayo joined the United States Army in 1922 . After 18 months of service in the infantry, he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point until 1926 . He then served in various posts in Fort Bragg , Governors Island and other military bases in the States. When the United States entered World War II, Mayo was Chief of Staff to the commanding general in Trinidad . Shortly afterwards he was given command of a tank destroyer battalion with which he fought in Normandy . From 1944 to 1945 he held a command post in the 15th US Army , and in May 1947 he was transferred to the War Department . In 1950 he was given command of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment .
Mayo was stationed in Korea from 1951 to 1953 . There he led the 5th Field Artillery Regiment of the 8th US Army and took part in various combat operations . During this time he was promoted to Brigadier General , he was also awarded various awards, such as the Bronze Star , the Legion of Merit with oak leaves and two Battle Stars . He directed Fort Stewart from 1953 to 1956 before retiring.
Mayo initially accepted the post of City Manager of Gloucester , Massachusetts , and two years later he moved to Hickory , North Carolina in this position . In 1964 he moved to Boca Raton with his wife and worked as a teacher in Lake Worth . He died on November 10, 1996 in Boca Raton and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Web links
- Richard Mayo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Mayo, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mayo, Richard Walden (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American army officer and pentathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dorchester , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1996 |
| Place of death | Boca Raton , Florida, United States |