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Thomas
Buchanan
Dugan
July 27, 1858

–

April 27, 1940

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas Dugan graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1882. He retired in 1927 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Cavalry)

    Action Date:

    June 22 – July 17, 1898
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Major (Cavalry) Thomas Buchanan Dugan, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action during the Santiago de Cuba Campaign, 22 June to 17 July 1898.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    70th Infantry Brigade

    Division:

    35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Thomas Buchanan Dugan, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. General Dugan commanded the 70th Infantry Brigade, 35th Division, during a part of the Meuse-Argonne offensive with great distinction and marked ability. By his painstaking energy, zeal, and great initiative he proved to be a material factor in the success of the division.