Francis Honeycutt

Francis Honeycutt
Personal information
Born (1883-05-26)May 26, 1883
San Francisco, California, United States
Died September 21, 1940(1940-09-21) (aged 57)
Woodbine, Georgia, United States
Sport
Sport Fencing

Francis Honeycutt (May 26, 1883 September 21, 1940) was an American fencer and military officer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Honeycutt graduated from the United States Military Academy with the Class of 1904.[3] He was a classmate and friend of Joseph Stilwell, the future American commanding general in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II.[4] Before his death, Honeycutt had risen to the rank of Brigadier General.[4]

References

  1. "Olympics Statistics: Francis Honeycutt". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  2. "Francis Honeycutt Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  3. Tuchman, Barbara (1970). Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45. United States of America: Grove Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8021-3852-7.
  4. 1 2 Tuchman, Barbara (1970). Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45. United States of America: Grove Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-8021-3852-7.
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