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From: welty@lewis.crd.ge.com (richard welty)
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Subject: Re: High-ranking Officers killed in Action
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Date: 5 Oct 90 03:42:03 GMT
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From: welty@lewis.crd.ge.com (richard welty)

In article <1990Oct2.234822.22777@cbnews.att.com>, David Emery writes: 
*A 4-star was killed in an auto accident in Korea (Walker?) and was
*replaced by Ridgeway.  

Walton J. (``Johnny'') Walker was killed in an auto accident; i
don't recall that he was a full General, but rather that he was a
Lieutenant General.

a number of Brigadier and Major Generals were killed in the Civil War;
i think that probably Stonewall Jackson was the highest ranking
general killed.  he was certainly the most important general killed,
and Lee never really recovered from the loss.

richard
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