Background
Dewey was born on May 19, 1901 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Dewey was born on May 19, 1901 in Des Moines, Iowa.
United States Military Academy.
Lawrence Russell Dewey,Junior. Florence"Cici" Powers Dewey(MrsFrancis JHughes). Donald Herbert Dewey.
Elizabeth Hazard Dewey(MrsChristopher L Vance) Their son, Lawrence, Junior., also became an officer in the military.
Dewey died on December 18, 1994 in Washington, District of Columbia and is buried with Florence at Arlington National Cemetery. Dewey graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1924.
From 1933 to 1939 he served as Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier General Evan Harris Humphrey. In 1939 he was assigned as a troop commander in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment.
Following the war he was named Assistant Divisional Commander until 1951.
He served in various roles until his retirement in 1961.
After his retirement from the Army he would become a member of the National Board of Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency.