Farewell to James William Duffy

James William Duffy

  • James William Duffy, American military officer
  • Decorated Army Commendation medal, Meritorious Service medal, Legion of Merit
  • Member Helena Chamber of Commerce, Great Falls Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of Montana National Guard Association, National Guard Association of the United States, Helena Lions Club

Background

  • Duffy, James William was born on February 17, 1930 in Mullan, Idaho, United States. Son of Bernard Bevan and Mary Teresa (Hrella) Duffy.

Education

  • Attended, Carroll College, 1948—1950
  • Graduate, Command and General Staff College, 1975
  • Graduate, Civil Defense Management School, 1980

Career

  • Operator farm Helena Valley, Montana, 1950—1955.
  • Commissioned Second lieutenant Medical Services Corps Montana Army National Guard, 1956, promoted to major general, 1981. Detachment Commander Separate Detachment 1049th Engineer Company, 1960—1963, Headquarters Detachment, 1963, assistant G-1, 1970, reassigned as assistant G-4, 1972.
  • Military Support to Civil Authorities Section, 1973.
  • Director State Area Command, 1980.
  • Adjunct general State of Montana, Helena, since 1981.

Achievements

  • James William Duffy has been listed as a noteworthy military officer by Marquis Who’s Who.

Membership

  • Member Helena Chamber of Commerce
  • Great Falls Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of Montana National Guard Association, National Guard Association of the United States, Helena Lions Club

Connections

  • Married Barbara Joan Mergenthaler, August 28, 1954
  • Children: Jeanne, Joan, William, Jeffrey, Daniel
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