WWII · Battle Death Record
James Dalton II
Brigadier General, U.S. Army · Connecticut
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- James Dalton II
- Entered the Service From
- Connecticut
- Rank
- Brigadier General
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 25th Infantry Division (Assistant Division Commander)
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- May 16, 1945
- Awards
- Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Air Medal, Purple Heart
- Burial / Memorial
- Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Grave
- Plot D, Row 15, Grave 109
Their story
Brigadier General James L. Dalton II served as Assistant Commander of the 25th Infantry Division during the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines. He was killed in action by a Japanese sniper on May 16, 1945, during fighting at Balete Pass, which was subsequently renamed Dalton Pass in his honor. He was one of only eleven U.S. general officers killed in action during World War II.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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