Menoher, Brigadier General Pearson

1892 - 1958  (65 years)

• Name	Menoher, Pearson
  Title	Brigadier General
  Birth	14 Nov 1892	Fort Monroe, Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
  Gender	Male
  Find A Grave	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States   [1]
  	49259557
  	Address: Sec: 3, Site: 1962
  Residence	1900	Fort Henry, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  Residence	1920	Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  Residence	1922	Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
  Residence	1930	Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
  Residence	18 Feb 1934	Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
  Residence	1935	Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
  _AMTID	122722690828:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	2
  _COLOR1	27
  _FSFTID	LSDK-KZ6
  _UID	44140E35791D47EC8112CC35F8157CE66732
  Death	13 Feb 1958	Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina, United States
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States   [1]
  	Address: Sec: 3, Site: 1962
  Person ID	I2252	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Mencher, Major General Charles Thomas,   b. 20 Mar 1862, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States d. 11 Aug 1930, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Pearson, Nannie Wilhemina,   b. 9 Mar 1872, Ohio, United States d. 9 May 1919, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tuthill, Genevieve Adelaide,   b. Apr 1890, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States d. 30 Apr 1977, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1916	Cochise, Arizona, United States
  Children	1. Menoher, Nancy Pearson,   b. 16 Jul 1919, Washington, District of Columbia, United States d. 17 Apr 2006, Rialto, San Bernardino, California, United States (Age 86 years)   2. Menoher, Pearson Tuthill,   b. 14 Mar 1921, Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, United States d. 15 May 2009, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Find A Grave - 49259557,Address: Sec: 3, Site: 1962 - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States Residence - 1922 - Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States Residence - 1930 - Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States Residence - 18 Feb 1934 - Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States Death - 13 Feb 1958 - Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina, United States Burial - Address: Sec: 3, Site: 1962 - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Menoher, Pearson (1892-1958 - [PROFILE PICTURE] Brigadier General.jpeg

  
  

• Notes

  GENERAL MENOHER, 65, PATTON AIDE, DEAD Corps Chief in World War II, a Classmate of President Succeeded Dean in Korea SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina, February 13, 13, 1958 - Brigadier General Pearson Menoher, USA, retired a classmate at West Point of President Eisenhower in 1915, died at his home here last night after suffering a stroke. His age was 65. General Menoher was born at Fort Monroe, Virginia, the son of Major General C. T. Menoher, who for a time commanded the Forty-Second (Rainbow) Division in World War I. He served with the Fifteenth Corps, which became part of General George Patton’s Third Army in its drive through Europe in World War II. In the Korean Conflict he was assistant commander of the Twenty-Fourth Division and took temporary charge when Major General William F. Dean was captured. General Menoher was Chief of Staff of the Fifteenth Corps in May 1945 when it received the surrender of the German First Army near Munich. It was General Menoher who as assistant commander of the Twenty-Fourth Division, told of General Dean’s heroic stand against the North Korean Communists at Taejon, Korea, in July 1950.

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Menoher, Brigadier General Pearson". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I2252&tree=banksray (accessed April 19, 2026).