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United States Army officer (1910–1945)

James L. Dalton II
Nickname(s)	Dusty
Born	(1910-01-20)20 January 1910 New Britain, Connecticut, United States
Died	16 May 1945(1945-05-16) (aged 35) Luzon, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Buried	Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1933–1945
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0-19100
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands	161st Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	World War II Attack on Pearl Harbor Guadalcanal Campaign New Georgia campaign Battle of Luzon  †
Awards
Alma mater	United States Military Academy

James Leo Dalton (10 January 1945 – 16 May 1945) was a brigadier general in the United States Army who commanded the 161st Infantry Regiment (United States) and served as the assistant division commander of the 25th Infantry Division during World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Luzon in May of 1945.

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