William Francis Ryan - Brigadier General, United States Army

William Francis Ryan was born in New York on 16 April 1908 and was appointed to the United States Military Academy Class of 1933 from that State.

He was assigned to the Field Artillery and served with the 42nd Division during World War II, where he was decorated with two awards of the Bronze Star Medal. Following the war, he served as Commanding General, Testing and Evaluation Command. He retired from active duty as a Brigadier General in 1963 and resided in Arlington, Virginia, until his death there in 1983.

WILLIAM F. RYAN

1917-1992
UNITED STATES ARMY
FEBRUARY 1944 – JANUARY 1946

Company A, 735th Railway Operations Battalion
August 1944 – December 1945
European Theater of Operations (ET)
Northwest Europe
France, Belgium, Germany, Austria

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RYAN, WILLIAM F

BG US ARMY
DATE OF BIRTH: 04/16/1908
DATE OF DEATH: 09/10/1983
BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 1213-1
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

RYAN, MARJORIE

DATE OF BIRTH: 03/12/1908
DATE OF DEATH: 01/14/2001
BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 1213-1
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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William Francis Ryan – Brigadier General, United States Army

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