Thomas Buchanan Dugan

Thomas Dugan
Brigadier General Thomas Dugan near Dagonville 1918
Born	(1858-07-27)July 27, 1858 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	April 27, 1940(1940-04-27) (aged 81) Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1882–1922
Rank	Brigadier general
Service number	0-130
Battles / wars	Spanish–American War World War I  • Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Awards	Silver Star Distinguished Service Medal
Spouse(s)	Geraldine Wessels[1]
Children	3

Thomas Buchanan Dugan (July 27, 1858 – April 27, 1940) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dugan was born in Baltimore on July 27, 1858. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1882 and was commissioned in the Tenth Cavalry.^[1]

Dugan served on the American frontier from 1882 to 1890, and he commanded a company of Apache Indian scouts from 1884 to 1885. Until 1898, Dugan served at several locations, including in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. He served in the Spanish–American War, taking part in the Siege of Santiago and the Battle of San Juan Hill, and he received a Silver Star for his role in the former battle.^[2] Dugan also served in the Sanitary Corps for a short time. Afterward, he took two tours of service to the Philippines, in 1905 and 1916.^[1][3]

Dugan was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the National Army on August 5, 1917, and between December 1917 and May 1918, he managed a brigade and field officers' school.^[1] During World War I, he served in Europe from July 1918 to July 1919,^[3] and he commanded brigades in the 86th, 85th, 53rd, and 5th infantry divisions. Dugan commanded the 35th Infantry Division from November 25 to December 1918, and again from December 27, 1918, to the division's deactivation in April 1919.^[1] Dugan participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive,^[3] and he received the Distinguished Service Medal for his role in the offensive.^[2] He retired on July 27, 1922, at the rank of colonel.^[1]

Congress restored Dugan's brigadier general rank on February 28, 1927. He died on April 27, 1940, in Washington, D.C.^[1]

On November 24, 1897, Dugan married Geraldine Wessels, the daughter of Henry W. Wessells. They had three children. Dugan was a Roman Catholic.^[1]

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