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Howard S. McGee
Major General Howard Samuel McGee (October 4, 1915 in Port Townsend, Washington – January 18, 2005 in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington), was a US Army general. He attended the University of Washington from 1935 to 1940, earning a B.S. degree. While at the university McGee was enrolled in the ROTC program and subsequently commissioned as second lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps, Officers Reserve Corps on 15 March 1940. In May 1941 McGee entered active Federal service with the 19th Coast Artillery (United States), 19th Coast Artillery Regiment as a battery officer and later served as battery commander. McGee was promoted to first lieutenant in February 1942 and to captain in November 1942. McGee was reassigned in May 1943 to the 3rd Battalion, 215th Coast Artillery Regiment, 215th CA Regiment stationed at Fort Greely, Alaska and served as S-3 and battalion executive officer. In 1944 McGee became executive officer of the 347th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion stationed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahoma National Cemetery
Tahoma National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in unincorporated King County, Washington. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2019, had over 60,000 interments, compared to the end of 2008 with 23,479 interments, and 15,924 interments in 2005. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it was the only national cemetery in the state of Washington until 2020, when the Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery was established. History Tahoma National Cemetery was established by the Department of Veteran Affairs on November 11, 1993, purchasing from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for $1.6 million. It was intended to house 13,000 graves and reach capacity by 2040. Congress approved $10.6 million in funding to build the cemetery in 1994 and design work began the following year. The cemetery was dedicated on September 26, 1997, and opened for interments on October 1. Until Tahoma was completed, Washington was one of eleven st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |