Deletion of George William Burleigh

Comment: please see , subject isn't notable themselves just because they are an acquaintance to multiple heads of state. For instance, a long-serving janitor at the White House maybe an acquaintance to numerous Presidents but that doesn't make the person automatically notable
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:NOTINHERITED)

Comment: subject has received passing mention in multiple non-primary |reliable sources, that being I cannot properly evaluate whether some of those mentions give |significant coverage of the subject and/or have the subject as the primary subject of the source due to many of these sources being behind a . Therefore, failing having accessible significant coverage of the subject, I cannot say the individual passes  or . Furthermore, being a Colonel (United States)|COL does not denote notability as defined in . Moreover, he only http://books.google.com/books?id=PygwAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA42&ots=PQGFA_bV4_&dq=%22George%20William%20Burleigh%22%20%22L%C3%A9gion%20d'honneur%22&pg=RA1-PA42#v=onepage&q=%22George%20William%20Burleigh%22%20%22L%C3%A9gion%20d'honneur%22&f=false received the lowest grade (Chevalier) of Légion d'honneur, which does not provide automatic notability (additional http://books.google.com/books?id=zRo9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA331&lpg=PA331&dq=%22George+William+Burleigh%22+%22L%C3%A9gion+d'honneur%22&source=bl&ots=XFIwrTdEzk&sig=nYp_TUGSjgaIVrtIHGcjFuyuBuY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QNBdUcjRM6G4yQGo0oAo&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22George%20William%20Burleigh%22%20%22L%C3%A9gion%20d'honneur%22&f=false reference
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS||WP:SIGCOV||WP:PAYWALL||WP:GNG||WP:ANYBIO||WP:SOLDIER)

Comment: There are indications that this person is notable.   is an essay and so carries little weight.  In any case, this person was not just a soldier but a person of substance acquainted with heads of state
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:SOLDIER)