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Soldier Summary

William Voorhees Judson

Military History

Rank: Brigadier General

Unit: United States. Army.

Medals Awarded
  • Distinguished Service Medal (Army)[1]
Notes

Chief of the American Military Mission to Russia and military attache to the American embassy at Petrograd, Russia.
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1888.

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
BirthIndianapolis, IN
Chief of the American Military Mission to Russia and Military Attaché to the American Embassy07/1917-01/1918Petrograd (Russia)
Military attache to the American embassy05/1917-07/1917Petrograd (Russia)
Army Distinguished Service Medal for service in Russia[1]1919
Birth1865
Died3/29/1919
Sources

[1]Military Times Hall of Valor