While serving he was commended by Major General Leonard Wood for having the most efficient company in the National Guard.
[4] When America was preparing to enter World War I, Berry again enlisted as a private in the 14th Infantry.
He was second in command of the regiment in the Battle of the Hindenburg Line and the subsequent advance to Canal De La Sambre.
In May 1923, Smith appointed him Major-General, Commander of the New York National Guard, to replace General John F.
Once he took office, he demanded a definite policy for financing the then-ongoing subway construction and urged it be done with long-term bonds instead of short-term ones.
He merged several bureaus for tax collection in the New York City Department of Finance into a single bureau.
Poor health ended up keeping him at home, first in Dongan Hills, Staten Island and then in Charlottesville, Virginia.
[1] His other children include George Gould, Allen J., William Meyer, Mrs. Albert L. Oppikofer, Mrs. Mary J. Maroney, and Martha J.
[2] His son George Gould was a general staff officer during World War II under Hugh A.
Drum and Omar Bradley, a brigadier general, and chief of staff of the New York National Guard.