COL. DANIEL H. HUNDLEY
Col. Hundley began serving as Camp commander
in 1967. He was born in 1901 and graduated from West Point in 1924. During
World War II he served in the South Pacific, and was promoted to colonel
in 1943. In 1944 he served as Chief of Staff for the 9th Army Division
in Europe. He served in this position til the end of the war. During this
period he was awarded: the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit
(with two Oak Leaf clusters and a Bronze star), the Order of the British
Empire, the French Legion of Honor and the Croix de-Guerre, the Belgian
Order of Leopold, and the Dutch Order of Orange Nassau. In 1949 he was
appointed to General Douglas MacArthur’s Staff in Japan, and retired in
1954. Upon retirement he joined the faculty of Washington University, as
a professor of Engineering, Economics, and Industrial Relations. He retired
from Washington University in 1966. During this time period he also served
on the board of directors of Guaranty Trust Company, the University Club,
the Missouri Athletic Club, and the West Point Society. He was married
to Miss Virginia Black, and had one son, Douglas Lee Hundley. The family
lived in University City. Col. Hundley died on May 17th, 1988, and was
buried at Oak Grove Mausoleum, 7800 St. Charles Rock Road
.
Sources; Missouri Historical Society, Necrology Files