Brig. Gen. William McKee Dunn, USA

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Brig. Gen. William McKee Dunn, USA

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: February 07, 1973 (85)
Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lanier Dunn and Harriet Hildreth Dunn
Husband of Mildred Billings Eddy
Father of Mildred Eddy Dunn; Harriett Hildreth Dunn, M.A.; Lanier Dunn and Frances McKee Dunn
Brother of Elizabeth Lanier Buford; Harriet Hildreth Scott and Lanier Dunn

Managed by: A1C Paul Alan Fine, USAF, B.A.
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About Brig. Gen. William McKee Dunn, USA

  • William's birth and death information are available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27227155/william_mckee_dunn and https://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-0a808d2aecd7132d4e9d96640...
  • See William's obituary in The New York Times, Friday, February 9, 1973, page 38 (which is provided below):
    • "Brig. Gen. William Mckee Dunn, U.S.A. retired, a veteran of both World Wars, died Wednesday at his home in Hot Springs, Va. He was 86 years old.
    • "General Dunn, who served as a battery commander with the 18th Field Artillery, Third Division in World War I, received the Silver Cross for gallantry at the Battle of Chateau Thierry. During World War II he served as a military attaché to the Allied Government in Exile in London and as a military attaché in Brussels.
    • "He was born in Washington and graduated from Yale in 1911.
    • "Surviving are his widow, the former Mildred Eddy; 4 daughters, Mrs. Louis A. Cox, Mrs. Orme Wilson Jr., Mrs. William Poland Jr and Mrs. Dunn Burnett; a sister, and 11 grandchildren."
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Brig. Gen. William McKee Dunn, USA's Timeline

1888
January 18, 1888
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1922
July 17, 1922
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1923
1923
1925
August 24, 1925
Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States
1930
November 7, 1930
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1973
February 7, 1973
Age 85
Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia, United States
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, United States