William Jonas Ely Jr. (December 29, 1911 – September 20, 2017) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was a 1933 graduate of the United States Military Academy and earned a master's degree in civil engineering from Cornell University in 1936. He served during World War II with the United States Army, and was stationed in Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan. He also served with the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the 1930s, in the Midway Islands. He was a Deputy Commanding General of the Army Development & Logistic Command and Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
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29 December 1911 Sycamore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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20 September 2017 (aged 105) Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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