Thomas W. Dunn

Thomas Weldon Dunn (born September 12, 1908 in Fort Worth , Texas , † January 19, 1983 in San Antonio , Texas) was an American lieutenant general in the US Army , who was commanding general of the III. US Corps ( III Corps ) , from 1963 to 1964 Commanding General of I Corps ( I Corps ) , and 1965-1966 Commanding General of the First US Army ( First US Army ) and, most recently 1966-1967 Commanding General the Fourth US army ( Fourth US army ) was.

Life

Officer training and World War II

Thomas Weldon Dunn, son of Thomas William Dunn and his wife Mamie Bryan Dunn, began officer training at the US Military Academy at West Point after attending high school in 1926 , which he completed in 1930. He then joined the field artillery as a lieutenant and was assigned to the 12th Field Artillery Regiment stationed in Fort Sam Houston . In August 1933 he began a course in Battery officers at the Field Artillery School ( US Army Field Artillery School ) in Fort Sill and, after its completion in 1934 the 11th Field Artillery Regiment (11th Field Artillery Regiment) in the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii added. In December 1936 he moved to the 17th Field Artillery Regiment stationed in Fort Bragg and was a shooting instructor at the US Army Field Artillery School in 1939, before he became a shooting instructor at the Officer Candidate School there in July 1941 .

After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and the entry of the United States into World War II on the following December 8, 1941 was Dunn in 1942 after Australia moved where he Chief instructor at OCS of US forces in the Southwest Pacific ( South West Pacific Area ) in Brisbane . In June 1943, first assistant director for training and finally in November 1943 director for training of this officer candidate school. In April 1944 he became of assistive artillery officer to the headquarters of the US Sixth Army ( Sixth US Army ) and took this in the Pacific War until the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945 combat missions in Guinea , Leyte and Luzon . After the end of the war, he stayed in Japan as an officer in the occupation forces of the Sixth US Army and was honored twice with the Legion of Merit in 1946 as a colonel for his military services in the Sixth US Army .

Postwar, Korean War and corps commander

In February 1946, Thomas W. Dunn returned as Assistant Director of Gunnery to the US Army Field Artillery School and in July 1947 moved to the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth as an instructor in the Department of Analysis and Research . After attending the National War College (NWC) at Fort Lesley J. McNair between 1949 and 1950 , he became a member of the Politics, Training and Organization Section of the Joint Strategic Planning Group in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS ) and there in July 1951 assistant to the director of the Joint Staff . At the end of the Korean War , he was in February 1953, first commander of the artillery of the 40th Infantry Division ( 40th Infantry Division ) and most recently commander of the artillery of I Corps ( I Corps ) . He was honored with the Silver Star for his military achievements in the 40th Infantry Division . After his return from South Korea , he became head of the organization and training department in the office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Department of the Army in February 1954 and, six months later, in August 1954, deputy commandant of the US Army War College (USAWC) located in Carlisle , of which he was temporarily in command. In July 1956, he assumed the post of Commanding General of the Army Training Center for Field Artillery (US Army Training Center (Field Artillery)) at Fort Chaffee .

In January 1958 Dunn was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff for Programs at the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied NATO Forces in Europe SHAPE ( Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ) in Paris and, on his return in August 1960 as Major General, took over the post of Commander of the US Army Was college. After the end of this employment he was in March 1962 Commanding General of the III. US Corps ( III Corps ) at Fort Hood . Subsequently, in December 1963, he became the commanding general of the I. US Corps ( I Corps ) stationed in South Korea .

Commanding General of the First and Fourth US Armies

In March 1965, Lieutenant General Thomas Weldon Dunn Lieutenant General sparked Robert W. Porter as Commanding General of the First US Army ( First US Army ) . He held this command post until January 1966. At the same time he was site commander of Fort Jay on Governors Island in Upper New York Bay between 1965 and 1966 . He also represented the United States on the United Nations Military Staff Committee . When the Second US Army in January 1966 ( Second US Army ) disbanded and the First US Army with a new headquarters at Fort George G. Meade was taken, he was from the former commanding general of the Second US Army Lieutenant General William F. Train replaced.

Dunn then turn was in January 1966 Commanding General of the Fourth US Army ( Fourth US Army ) in Fort Sam Houston . Dunn himself retired from active military service in June 1967. For his services he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal on July 26, 1967 .

Dunn was married to Caroline Kennington Dunn, daughter of Colonel Alfred Eldrekin Kennington. After his death, he was buried in the United States Military Academy cemetery.

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

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Individual evidence

↑ During Lieutenant General Dunn's service as Commanding General of the Fourth US Army, one of his aides, Major Richard H. Pearce, defected to Cuba with his five-year-old son in May 1967 . Pearce flew over Key West in Florida , sought asylum after landing in Cuba, and declared that he could no longer live in the United States. Pearce was on vacation at the time, had a divorce and had custody issues for his son. In November 1979, Pearce returned to the United States at his own request, pleaded guilty to a military tribunal and was sentenced to one year in prison. The sentence was later overturned, but he forfeited $ 200,000 in salaries and allowances and was discharged from the army.

personal data
SURNAME	Dunn, Thomas W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dunn, Thomas Weldon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American Lieutenant General (US Army)
DATE OF BIRTH	September 12, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fort Worth , Texas
DATE OF DEATH	January 19, 1983
Place of death	San Antonio , Texas

[1] During Lieutenant General Dunn's service as Commanding General of the Fourth US Army, one of his aides, Major Richard H. Pearce, defected to Cuba with his five-year-old son in May 1967 . Pearce flew over Key West in Florida , sought asylum after landing in Cuba, and declared that he could no longer live in the United States. Pearce was on vacation at the time, had a divorce and had custody issues for his son. In November 1979, Pearce returned to the United States at his own request, pleaded guilty to a military tribunal and was sentenced to one year in prison. The sentence was later overturned, but he forfeited $ 200,000 in salaries and allowances and was discharged from the army.