William Dean received the Medal of Honor in Korea, when he led the 24th Division in a last ditch stand at Taejon, during the battles around the Pusan perimeter, fighting on the front lines until he was injured and captured. He was a North Korean prisoner of war for three years. Honor and remember him. 

Dean tried to join the Army during World War I, but was rejected as too young. He graduated from the University of California , Berkeley, and then joined the Army in 1922.  Intelligent and conscientious, he became a general officer, working in Washington, DC on the Army’s build up, and then going overseas in 1944 to command the 44th Infantry Division in Europe.

Dean was freed in 1953 and returned to a hero’s welcome in the United States. He retired from the Army and lived a quiet life in north California. His military awards are on display at Berkeley. Honor and remember him!