Omar Bundy
United States Army general
Died when: 78 years 217 days (943 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Major General Omar Bundy (June 17, 1861 – January 20, 1940) was a career United States Army officer who was a veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Pancho Villa Expedition, and World War I.
A native of New Castle, Indiana, Bundy graduated from the West Point in 1883 and began his career as a second lieutenant of Infantry.
After service on the U.S. western frontier and in the American Indian Wars, Bundy took part in Spanish–American War combat in Cuba as a participant in the Battle of El Caney, for which he received the Silver Star.
His continued career included several tours in the Philippines, among them combat during the Philippine–American War, for which he received a second Silver Star.
As commander of the 16th Infantry Regiment and adjutant of the Army's Southern Department, Bundy was a participant in the Pancho Villa Expedition.
During World War I, Bundy commanded the 2nd Division during combat in France in the summer of 1918.Afterwards he was promoted to command of first U.S.
VI Corps, and then U.S.VII Corps.For his wartime service, Bundy received the French Legion of Honor (Commander) and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm.
After the war, Bundy commanded Fort Lee, Virginia, the Philippine Division, the Seventh Corps Area, and the Fifth Corps Area.
Bundy retired in 1925, and was a resident of Washington, D.C.In 1938 he suffered a stroke that left him in ill health and with partial paralysis.
He died in Washington on January 20, 1940 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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