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Written by WILLIAM M. CONNELL, RETIRED COLONEL, 66
Former Chief of Staff of 61st Cavalry Division if Dead
NEW YORK, New York – July 27, 1938 – Colonel William Murray Connell, U.S.A., retired, died on Monday at his home, 29 East Ninth Street, after a long illness. Formerly Chief of Staff of the Sixty-First Cavalry Division, United States Army Reserve, with headquarters here, Colonel Connell had retired in 1935. His age was 66.
Born here, Colonel Connell served as a First Lieutenant in the Twelfth New York Regiment in the Spanish-American War and later, in 1898, was promoted to Captain. The regiment went to Cuba after the cessation of hostilities.
Later he was a First Lieutenant in the Twenty-Sixth United States Infantry and after that be became a Captain in the Regular Army. In 1917-18 he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the National Army. He did not go overseas and became a Colonel in the Regular Army in 1925.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Harriet Woodward Connell, and three sisters. A funeral service will be held at 4:30 P.M. today at his home. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
CONNELL, WILLIAM M
COLONEL US ARMY RET
DATE OF DEATH: 07/25/1938
BURIED AT: SECTION 4 SITE 3254
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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