Brigadier General Robert Horace Dunlop

Brigadier General Robert Horace Dunlop

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USMA Class of 1910. Cullum No. 4927.

He was the son of Thomas Dunlop and Mary Campbell Dunlop.

On December 10, 1913 as Lieutenant Robert Horace Dunlop, he married Ruth Ord Mason at Galveston, Texas. They were the parents of one child.

Robert Horace Dunlop was in the Philippines from 1910 to 1912 and then went to Tientsin, China. He was assigned in Peking with the 15th Infantry and in July 1917 with the Marine Guard during the revolution to restore the monarchy.

After assignments in the United States, he was at the Office of the Adjutant General in the American headquarters in Paris, France in 1919. Then he went to Coblenz, Germany and in 1920 he was assigned to the Adjutant General's office in the District of Columbia. He was Adjutant of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia and returned to the District of Columbia in 1927.

In 1931, he was Assistant Adjutant General of the 3rd Corps Area in Baltimore. He also served at Fort Hayes, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia and Hawaii. In 1942, he returned to the District of Columbia as Acting Adjutant General. In 1946, he retired from the United States Army. His awards included the Legion of Merit.

He was a former national President of the Sojourners, which was a national fraternal organization for commissioned, warrant and senior non-commissioned military officers, who were Masons. He was also a member of the Morning Star Lodge No. 37 of Vermont, F.A.A.M. He died at the age of 83 years on Sunday, January 18, 1970 at Walter Reed General Hospital after a long illness. He was a resident of the Roosevelt Apartments at 2101 16th Street Northwest.

He was survived by one grandson and one granddaughter, both of New York City. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth Mason Dunlop and their son, Robert Horace Dunlop Jr. Services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Source: The Evening Star, Wednesday, January 21, 1970.

"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFX5-5HC : 14 April 2020), Robert A. Dunlop, 1886.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5ZP-ZWL : accessed 23 August 2020), Robert H Dunlop, Highlands, Orange, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 2A, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1059; FHL microfilm 1,375,072.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP85-YP8 : accessed 23 August 2020), Robert H Dunlop, Overseas Military, Germany, Military and Naval Forces, United States; citing Overseas Military, sheet 225A, line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2040; FHL microfilm 1,822,040.

"Kansas State Census, 1925", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFD-T919 : 14 October 2019), Robert H Dunlop, .

• Robert H Dunlop Head Unknown 38 Vt
• Ruth M Dunlop Wife Unknown 38 Texas
• Robert H Dunlop Son Unknown 10 Cal

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2H-FLY : accessed 23 August 2020), Robert H Dunlop, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 385, sheet 38B, line 86, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 304; FHL microfilm 2,340,039.

• Robert H Dunlop Head Male 43 Vermont
• Ruth O Dunlop Wife Female 43 Texas
• Robert Dunlop Jr. Son Male 15 California

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB9G-9BX : 28 February 2020), Robert H Dunlop, Tract 37, Wahiawa Judicial District, Representative District 5, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-185, sheet 186B, line 82, family 146, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4589.

• Robert H Dunlop Head Male 53 Vermont
• Ruth M Dunlop Wife Female 53 Texas
• Robert H Dunlop Son Male 25 California
• Lucy O Mason Mother-in-law Female 80 Virginia

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USMA Class of 1910. Cullum No. 4927. Brigadier General.

Robert Horace Dunlop was in the Philippines from 1910 to 1912 and then went to Tientsin, China. He was assigned in Peking with the 15th Infantry and in July 1917 with the Marine Guard during the revolution to restore the monarchy. After assignments in the United States, he was at the Office of the Adjutant General in the American headquarters in Paris, France in 1919. Then he went to Coblenz, Germany and in 1920 he was assigned to the Adjutant General’s office in the District of Columbia. He was Adjutant of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia and returned to the District of Columbia in 1927. In 1931, he was Assistant Adjutant General of the 3rd Corps Area in Baltimore. He also served at Fort Hayes, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia and Hawaii. In 1942, he returned to the District of Columbia as Acting Adjutant General. In 1946, he retired from the United States Army. His awards included the Legion of Merit. He was a former national President of the Sojourners, which was a national fraternal organization for commissioned, warrant and senior non-commissioned military officers, who were Masons. He was also a member of the Morning Star Lodge No. 37 of Vermont, F.A.A.M. He died at the age of 83 years on Sunday, January 18, 1970 at Walter Reed General Hospital after a long illness. He was a resident of the Roosevelt Apartments at 2101 16th Street Northwest. He was survived by one grandson and one granddaughter, both of New York City. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth Mason Dunlop and their son, Robert Horace Dunlop Jr. Services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Source: The Evening Star, Wednesday, January 21, 1970.