1. Omar Bundy retired in 1925, and was a resident of Washington, DC In 1938 he suffered a stroke that left him in ill health and with partial paralysis.
23 Facts About Omar Bundy
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Omar Bundy died in Washington on January 20,1940, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Omar Bundy was born in New Castle, Indiana, on June 17,1861, a son of Judge Martin Bundy and Amanda Bundy.
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In 1879, Bundy was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, by US Representative Milton S Robinson.
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Omar Bundy graduated from West Point in 1883, ranked 50th of 52.
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Omar Bundy served with the 2nd Infantry until June 1884, when he was transferred to the 3rd Infantry at Fort Missoula, Montana.
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From 1885 to 1887, Omar Bundy was a student at Fort Leavenworth's Infantry and Cavalry School.
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Omar Bundy then returned to the 3rd Infantry at Fort Missoula, where his duties included participation in an 1888 American Indian Wars expedition against the Crow near Fort Custer, Montana.
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From 1891 to 1898, Omar Bundy was on duty with the 3rd Infantry at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
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Omar Bundy received his promotion to captain in April 1898.
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Omar Bundy took part in the July 1898 Battle of El Caney, and received the Silver Star in recognition of his heroism.
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In 1902, Omar Bundy returned to the United States and was assigned to the faculty of Department of Law at Fort Leavenworth's United States Army Command and General Staff College.
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From 1911 to 1912, Bundy was assigned to the 11th Infantry Regiment, first at Fort Sam Houston, then at Fort D A Russell, Wyoming.
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In July 1914, Omar Bundy was promoted to colonel and in August he assumed command of the 16th Infantry Regiment in El Paso, Texas.
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From October 1915 to May 1917, Bundy was assigned as adjutant of the Southern Department, serving in the Pancho Villa Expedition under commanders Frederick Funston and John J Pershing.
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In May 1917, a month after the American entry into World War I, Omar Bundy was promoted to brigadier general during the army's expansion for the war, and in June he assumed command of the newly created 1st Brigade, which comprised the 16th and 18th Infantry Regiments, along with the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion.
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Omar Bundy was not to remain there for very long as later that month Bundy was named to command US VII Corps, which he led until he returned to the United States shortly before the Armistice with Germany on November 11,1918, which brought an end to hostilities.
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Omar Bundy was commander of the Philippine Division from April 1922 to March 1924.
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Omar Bundy completed his military service on June 17,1925, when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 64.
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In 1938, Omar Bundy suffered a stroke that left him partly paralyzed and in ill health.
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Omar Bundy died in Washington, DC, on January 20,1940, at the age of 78 and just four months after the outbreak of World War II in Europe.
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On November 27,1889, Omar Bundy married Adda Love "Addie" Harden in a ceremony that took place at New Castle's First Presbyterian Church.
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In 1919, Omar Bundy was awarded the honorary degree of LL.