William Wilson Quinn

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Bill Quinn
Director of the Strategic Services Unit
In office April 3, 1946 – June 30, 1947
President	Harry Truman
Preceded by	John Magruder
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1907-11-01)November 1, 1907 Crisfield, Maryland, U.S.
Died	September 11, 2000(2000-09-11) (aged 92) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Spouse	Sara Bette Williams
Children	3, including Sally
Education	St. John's College, Maryland United States Military Academy (BS)
Nickname	"Buffalo Bill"
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1933–1966
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	United States Army Europe 17th Infantry Regiment
Commands	34th Infantry Regiment 17th Infantry Regiment 7th Army
Battles/wars	World War II  • Operation Dragoon  • Siegfried Line Campaign  • Operation Nordwind Korean War  • Battle of Inchon Vietnam War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Order of St. George (Russia) Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)

Lieutenant General William Wilson "Buffalo Bill" Quinn (November 1, 1907 – September 11, 2000)^[1] was a United States Army officer, who served in intelligence during World War II. Born in Crisfield, Somerset, Maryland and a 1933 graduate of West Point, Quinn retired as a lieutenant general on March 1, 1966 as the commanding general of the Seventh United States Army. He died in Washington, DC at Walter Reed Army Hospital at 92 years old.