Denney, Robert (Eugene)

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DENNEY, Robert (Eugene)

DENNEY, Robert (Eugene). American, b. 1929. Genres: History. Career: U.S. Marine Corps, 1947-50, served in China, then as squad leader and later platoon sergeant in Guam, beginning in 1948, stationed in Quantico, VA, until 1950; U.S. Army, 1950-67, drill instructor at Fort Knox, KY, 1950, staff sergeant, c. 1950, during Korean War served in intelligence unit operating in North Korea, 1951-52, first sergeant, 1953-54, sergeant major, 1954-55, warrant officer, 1956, chief warrant officer, mid-1950s, assistant operations officer in Hanau, Hesse, West Germany, 1957, deputy director, helicopter navigation systems test, 1958-60, captain, signal corps, project officer, at Fort Huachuca, AZ, 1960-63, project officer at Fort Benning, GA, early 1964-65, during Vietnam War served as project officer in Vietnam, 1966, as major, operations officer at Fort Belvoir, VA, 1967, retired, 1967; worked in computer industry as project manager, systems designer, systems integrator, developer, and configuration management specialist, for twenty-two years; writer. Publications: The Civil War Years: A Daily Account of the Life of a Nation, 1992; Civil War Prisons Escapes: A Day-by-Day Chronicle, 1993; Civil War Medicine: Care & Comfort of the Wounded, 1994. Address: 6106 Cloud Dr., Springfield, VA 22150, U.S.A.

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