William B. Kean
| William B. Kean | |
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William B. Kean
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| Born |
July 9, 1897 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | March 10, 1981 (aged 83) Winter Park, Florida |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1918–1954 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Commands held |
5th Infantry Division 25th Infantry Division III Corps Fifth United States Army |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II Korean War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star |
| Other work | Executive Director, Chicago Housing Authority Public Relations Director, Morton Plant Hospital |
William Benjamin Kean (July 9, 1897 – March 10, 1981) was a general in the United States Army.
He was born William Benjamin Kean, Jr., in Buffalo, New York, on July 9, 1897. Kean graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1918 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of infantry.
After receiving his commission, Kean was assigned to the U.S.M.A. as a student officer. He then carried out an observation tour of battlefronts in Italy, Belgium and France, and was an observer of the Allied occupation in Germany. In late 1919 he returned to the United States and completed the Infantry Officer Course at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Kean carried out numerous assignments of increasing rank and responsibility, including a posting to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. In 1925 he graduated from the Signal Officer Course, and in 1939 he was a graduate of the Command and General Staff College.
In March, 1943 Kean was assigned as chief of staff of the 28th Infantry Division. Just a month later he was promoted to brigadier general and assigned as chief of staff for the U.S. II Corps, then fighting in North Africa under the command of Omar Bradley. In late 1943 he was assigned as chief of staff for First U.S. Army, commanded by Courtney Hodges, receiving promotion to major general. Kean served in this position until the end of the war, and remained in Europe during the post-war occupation of Germany.
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