Arthur Barrett Donnelly (May 31, 1875 – July 29, 1919) was a

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officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Biography

Donnelly was born in

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on May 31, 1875. On December 7, 1892, he enlisted in the 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment. By the

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, Donnelly commanded his company, and by the time he participated in the

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in 1916, he commanded his regiment. On January 8, 1917, he was promoted to Adjutant General of the

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, holding the rank of

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. On March 25, 1917, Missouri's governor gave Donnelly an indefinite leave of absence in order to assume command of the 1st Missouri Infantry. After his appointment as a brigadier general on August 5, 1917, he commanded the 69th Infantry Brigade at what is now

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. In addition to his service in the military, Donnelly worked at the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company from 1901 to 1906 as a factory department manager, and from 1906 to 1908 as an assistant factory superintendent and buyer. He later served as president of the leather goods producer Arthur B. Donnelly and Company, as well as the Interstate Mercantile Company and Missouri Paint Varnish Company. In April 1918, Donnelly was accused of Conduct unbecoming an officer for drinking, gambling, and allowing officers under his command to do so. Rather than face court-martial, he resigned his brigadier general's appointment and applied for a commission at a lower rank. Donnelly was commissioned as a major and assigned to duty with the 11th Infantry Division's 71st Infantry Regiment at

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.Ward Schrantz: "A Machine-Gunner in France: The Memoirs of Ward Schrantz, 35th Division", University of North Texas Press, , pages 49 and 50 While conducting a post-war East Coast sightseeing tour, Donnelly was killed in an automobile accident near

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on July 29, 1919. The crash injured his wife, daughter, two sons and other passengers. Donnelly was interred at Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum in St. Louis.

Personal life

Donnelly married Anna Pike Renick on May 10, 1898. He was a member of the

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as well as a

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