Guy Fort
| Guy O. Fort | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 27, 1879 Keelerville, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1942 (aged 63) Marawi, Mindanao, Philippines |
| Allegiance |
 United States Philippines
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Philippine Army
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| Years of service | 1899–1942 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite E. Fort, died 1927 Mary Angeles Adams, died 1941 |
Guy O. Fort (January 1, 1879 – November 11, 1942) was a brigadier general in the Philippine Army under the control of the United States Army Forces in the Far East. Fort led the 81st Division (Philippines) during the initial Battle of the Philippines. Ordered by his higher command to surrender, Fort was taken prisoner by Japanese forces. His captors demanded Fort help persuade his former soldiers engaged in guerrilla warfare to stop resisting the occupation. Fort refused and was executed by firing squad. Fort is the only American-born general officer to be executed by enemy forces.
Guy Osborne Fort was born in 1879 to Jacob Marvin Fort and Lena Fulkerson in Kellerville, Michigan, in an area now known as Traverse City. The family later moved to Gloversville, New York, where Fort enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1899.
Fort settled in the Philippines with his first wife, Marguerite Eugine Fort, who died in 1927 shortly after giving birth to their second son. He later married again, with his second wife Mary Angeles Adams dying at the start of World War II. His great-granddaughter was Filipina child actress, singer and model Julie Vega.
Fort regularly wrote home to family in Gloversville, and during the 1930s said he considered retiring and returning to the United States. However, he lacked a copy of his birth certificate and was unsure if he'd be allowed back, or if he could find a job during the Great Depression. His last letter home was in April 1939.
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