Background
Wilson, Durward Saunders was born on July 2, 1886 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Brown and Brittania Newberry (Saunders) Wilson.
Wilson, Durward Saunders was born on July 2, 1886 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Brown and Brittania Newberry (Saunders) Wilson.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1910. Graduate Advanced Course. Fort Benning, Georgia, 1926, Command and General staff schedul, 1927, Army War College, 1932, Naval War College, 1933.
Charles Austin Kengla, United States Army), Durward Saunders, Junior Commissioned Second lieutenant Infantry, United States Army, 1910, advanced through ranks to major general, 1942. Post ordnance, finance, exchange officer, Forts McKinley and Mills, Corregidor, Philippine Islands, 1914-1917. At Camp Forrest, Georgia, Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina., commanding 1st Replacement Battalion, Camp Lee, Virginia, 1917-1918.
Camp Executive officer Camp Lee, 1918-1920.
Served as commander, 2d Battalion, 57th Infantry, assistant G-3, Philippine Department, acting G-2 and G-4, Philippine Division, 1920-1923. Instructor Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi, 1923-1925.
Instructor, Infantry School, Fort Benning, 1927-1931. Post exchange officer, Fort Meade, Maryland., 1933-1934.
Executive officer, 16th Brigade and Washington Provisional Brigade, 1934-1938.
Chief, 3d Section, Academy Department, Infantry School, 1938-1940. Commanding general, 21st Infantry Brigade, 1940-1941. Commanding general, 24th Infantry Division, Hawaii, October 1, 1941-May 1942.
Commanding 6th Motorized Division, September-November, 1942.
Commanding IRTC Camp Croft, South Carolina., November, 1942-May, 1944. Commanding South.E. Sector, East.D.C., 1944-1945.
Retired 1946. Address: Arlington, Virginia *.
Married Olive Moye Morrill, December 27, 1910. Children: Olive (wife of Colonel.