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Richard W. Mayo (Richard Walden Mayo) was born on 12 June, 1902 in Dorchester, Boston, U.S., is a U.S. Army general. Discover Richard W. Mayo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
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Richard Walden Mayo |
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94 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
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12 June 1902 |
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12 June |
| Birthplace |
Dorchester, Boston, U.S. |
| Date of death |
10 November, 1996 |
| Died Place |
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
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United States
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Richard W. Mayo Height, Weight & Measurements
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Richard W. Mayo Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Richard Walden Mayo (June 12, 1902 – November 10, 1996) was an American Army general and athlete.
Mayo was born on June 12, 1902, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood to Jeremiah J. and Elizabeth A. Mayo.
He graduated from Dorchester High School.
After graduation he joined the Massachusetts State Guard and took a course to help him prepare for the United States Military Academy entrance exam.
As a member of the State Guard, Mayo helped keep order during the Boston Police Strike.
Mayo was accepted into the United States Military Academy in 1922.
At West Point, Mayo was captain of the fencing team and a member of the academy's championship-winning intramural soccer, fencing, saber, and pistol teams.
He also qualified as a pistol expert and rifle marksman.
During his senior year he was promoted to sergeant and was a member of the first class detail, which instructed the freshman class.
He was an officer in the United States Army from 1926 to 1956, saw combat in World War II and the Korean War, and was commander of the 17th Field Artillery Group, the 5th Field Artillery Group, and Fort Stewart.
He retired with the rank of brigadier general.
Mayo graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1926.
While in the Army he competed in modern pentathlon at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in 1932.
After retiring from the Army, Mayo was a city manager in three municipalities and a community leader in Boca Raton, Florida.
Mayo competed in modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
He was later detailed to Governors Island to train for the 1928 Olympics.
He was later stationed at Fort Sill, Fort Myer, Fort Leavenworth, and Fort Hood.
While at Fort Myer, Mayo met Northa Porter, the daughter of Interstate Commerce Commissioner Claude R. Porter.
In 1931, Mayo was one of nine Army officers chosen to be retained for further training in preparation for the 1932 Summer Olympics.
He also won a fencing competition for members of the United States Olympic fencing and pentathlon teams hosted by the New York Athletic Club.
He finished third at the U.S. Olympic trials, which assured him a place on the Olympic team.
At the 1932 Olympics, Mayo became a surprise contender for the gold medal.
He finished second in the first day's event, steeplechase.
On the second day, he tied with Sven Thofelt for the overall lead after a second-place finish in fencing.
After winning the shooting event, he took sole possession of first place.
On the fourth day of competition, Mayo retained his lead by finishing fourteenth in swimming.
Going into the final day of the competition, Mayo had a 3½-point lead over Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna, a 4-point lead over Sven Thofelt, and a 10-point lead over Bo Lindman, all of Sweden.
The final event was Mayo's weakest – running.
He finished seventeenth, which moved him behind Oxenstierna and Lindman, but allowed him to maintain a half-point lead over Thofelt, giving him the bronze medal.
He was the first American to win a medal in modern pentathlon.
They married in June 1934 and would go on to have two children – Sally and Richard, Jr.
When the United States entered World War II, Mayo was stationed in Trinidad, British West Indies, where he was the senior aide to the commanding general there.
He was soon brought back to the United States, where he was given command of a tank destroyer battalion that fought in Normandy.
In 1936, Mayo served as a manager of the United States Olympic pentathlon team.
After graduating from West Point, Mayo assigned to Fort Bragg.
From 1944 to 1945 he was Assistant Artillery Officer of the Fifteenth United States Army.
He then served as the Chief of the Redeployment and Troops Branch Headquarters of the European Theater.
In May 1947, Mayo was transferred to the War Department General Staff, where he became Chief of European and Mid-East Branch, Plans and Operations Division.
He was 3rd in fencing, 11th in running, 12th in shooting, 23rd in swimming, and 37th in equestrian.
He finished 19th (out of 37 athletes).
