# Talk:William F. Dean

B-class confirmed. However, a number of typos were fixed and listed in the article's edit summary. I also split two long sentences in half for clarity. In the WW2 section I cannot quite understand the sentence that includes "10th Armored". This was left alone because any fix I make might change the intended meaning. Please check. Thanks. Djmaschek (talk) 06:23, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

John R. Hodge is described as the military governor here and on his own page.  But on the United States Army Military Government in Korea page Dean is listed as military governor, but not Hodge.  If Hodge was not military govenor, what was his official title? If Dean was military governor, why is he described as a deputy?--Jack Upland (talk) 01:59, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello,
I am from the Jeju uprising page where it says this man was the US military governor for the region during the uprising. It also says that he ordered the purge of SKLP sympathizers from the island's police force and that this directly lead to the summary execution of 3 police sergeants
The citation for this is as follows
Merrill, John (1989). Korea: The Peninsular Origins of the War. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 0-87413-300-9. 
I suspect that this ominous period in his life is not the narrative that USPSYOPS wants to build for this medal of honor recipient 

165.225.36.110 (talk) 22:38, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

According to this article Dean was not able to enlist in the Army for service in the Army because he was too young. He also did not receive his commission until 1921 which means he never met the criteria for the award of the World War I victory medal. I move that the medal be removed from his awards and decorations unless evidence can be provided that shows he met established criteria.Dmanrock29 (talk) 17:52, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

to be eligible for the WWI Victory Medal all a serviceman had to do was to be in the service as of 1918.  ROTC cadets are enlisted in the respected service Organized Reserve Corps.  So the rules back then "may have allowed" ROTC cadets to be eligible as enlisted in the Army Reserve.  Hey, he also received the CIB but didn't meet the regulatory requirements for it. Meyerj (talk) 12:22, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
While I can't find any information concerning ROTC there's never been ambiguity about general officers receiving the CIB. GoA Omar Bradley personally intervened when one of his subordinates tried having himself awarded it. Unless Dean fought in combat before he became a general he was not eligible for the CIB. I would definitely move that that be removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmanrock29 (talk • contribs) 15:08, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
Don't waste your time.  Major General Dean is one of three general officers who have been given the CIB for service while a General Officer, with General Joseph Stilwell and General Ridgway.  Somebody presented these guys with the badge, again against the regulation, It 'may' be on their DD214.  But it couldn't have been 'awarded', it had to be given.  Also in Dean's case he was presumed dead in Korea and so MacArthur put him in for the MOH.  What were they going to do when he turned up captured? Take it back? Meyerj (talk) 01:13, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Guys
In doing some study on the Korean War I cam across this page.  I note a possible error in the medals section, where the commentary below indicates a purple heart ribbon,  however the ribbon associated to it would appear to be the US legion of Merit ribbon.  I don't know how to fix this, so I thought it best to advise you.
Date: 24 April 2017
Regards
Steve Dean
Steve_Dean@hotmail.com
An additional error is that this article depicts the Combat Infantryman Badge 3d award when he was given only one as a retirement presentation. MG Dean's name is not listed by the US Army National Infantry Museum Three-time recipients as presented on the CIB article.  Several references listed no longer exist. The link to an obituary still is available, as of yesterday. Meyerj (talk) 13:59, 28 May 2021 (UTC) Correction on my previous statement, 2d award depicted, still should be 1st award.Meyerj (talk) 14:12, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3260
Pretty wild action for a brigadier and assistant division commander.  The location is redacted in the citation but according to the 44th's wiki it would have been near Ratzwiller, France. MyIP19216811 (talk) 03:27, 15 July 2024 (UTC)