Faymonville, Philip, BG

Deceased

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Brigadier General

Last Service Branch
Ordnance Corps

Last Primary MOS
9303-Army Attache

Last MOS Group
Military Intelligence

Primary Unit
1945-1948, 2162, 4th Service Command

Service Years
1912 - 1948

Other Languages

Russian

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1888

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Contact Info

Date of Passing Mar 29, 1962
Location of Interment Golden Gate National Cemetery (VA) - San Bruno, California	Wall/Plot Coordinates X-64

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1962, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Served as the 1st US Military Attache to the Soviet Union from 1934 - 1939.

Also, served as the Chief of the American Supply Mission (Lend Lease Program) to the Soviet Union from 1941 - 1943. In this role, he had direct access to President Franklin D Roosevelt.

Spoke fluent Russian.

1940-1941, Fourth (4th) Army

From Month/Year November / 1940	To Month/Year - / 1941
Unit Fourth (4th) Army Unit Page
Rank Colonel	MOS Not Specified
Base, Fort or City Presidio	State/Country California

Patch	Fourth (4th) Army Details

	Type Support
	Parent Unit Field Armies and Groups	Strength Not Specified
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jun 14, 2018

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories Ordnance Officer, 4th Army

Yearbook

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10 Members Also There at Same Time

Fourth (4th) Army

Lane, Arthur, BG, (1905-1945)	USA		Brigadier General
McCornack, Condon, BG, (1909-1944)	MD	3150	Colonel
Nicholas, Richard, BG, (1913-1946)	EN	7010	Colonel
Stockton, Marcellus, BG, (1918-1944)	CV		Colonel
Van Volkenburgh, Robert, BG, (1913-1950)	AD	1176	Colonel
Stroh, Donald, MG, (1917-1947)			Lieutenant Colonel
Van Bogart, George, S/SGT, (1941-1948)	AD	671	Staff Sergeant
Puryear, Edward, SSG, (1936-1970)	IN	745	Corporal
Harris, Norwood, T/5, (1938-1946)			Private First Class

Evaluation Headquarters, Camp Ripley, MN

Hendon, Theodore William, SGT, (1935-1942)

745

Sergeant