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Gen Dillman A. Rash

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Gen Dillman A. Rash

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
7 Sep 1998 (aged 91)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
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Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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SECTION 30 Lot: 17- Grave: 5
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Military figure, philanthropist. During WWII, received Bronze Star and the French Medaille de Reconnaissance; Commanding, rank of Major, 113th Quartermaster Regiment, Battalion Staffs, First Battalion, 38th DIV, Camp Shelby, 1941; in 1959 became top Army Reserve officer in Kentucky; 1961 trained 30,000 soldiers during Berlin Crisis, which earned him the Legion of Merit and a Presidential Citation from John F. Kennedy. Also a strong advocate of desegregation.
Military figure, philanthropist. During WWII, received Bronze Star and the French Medaille de Reconnaissance; Commanding, rank of Major, 113th Quartermaster Regiment, Battalion Staffs, First Battalion, 38th DIV, Camp Shelby, 1941; in 1959 became top Army Reserve officer in Kentucky; 1961 trained 30,000 soldiers during Berlin Crisis, which earned him the Legion of Merit and a Presidential Citation from John F. Kennedy. Also a strong advocate of desegregation.

Bio by: Mike Maloney

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  • Created by: Mike Maloney
  • Added: Nov 22, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6944756/dillman_a-rash: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Dillman A. Rash (1 Jul 1907–7 Sep 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6944756, citing Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Mike Maloney (contributor 46558027).