James Dalton II
1945 deaths | american military personnel of world war ii | united states army generals | year of birth unknown
James Dalton II was a general and commander of United States Army forces during World War II. During the strategically significant Guadacanal and New Georgia Campaigns he commanded the 161st Infantry Regiment in the rank of colonel.Miller, p. 346.
After the 161st was deployed to the Philippines during the Battle of Luzon, Dalton was promoted to brigadier general and reassigned as assistant commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division. Soon after, Dalton was killed in action with Japanese forces during the Battle of Balete Pass in May, 1945. The pass was renamed Dalton Pass after the battle, a name it retains to the present day.Government of the Philippines Dalton was one of only 11 US general officers killed in action in World War II.Cagley
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- (Radike refers to Dalton as "Colonel Weston" in this memoir of Radike's experiences as an officer in the 161st Infantry Regiment during World War II.)
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