Is Major General William Patch, former commander at Fort Dix, NJ,
still living and if so how can I contact him?  If not, where can I get
his obituary information?

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Request for Question Clarification by knowledge_seeker-ga on 24 Sep 2002 09:02 PDT

A couple of things to consider --

1) If William Patch is alive, we are not permitted to give you any
personal information about him; e.g contact information.

2) William Patch is a common name. A brief search of the obituary
archives nets over 20 results. To narrow this down we would need a
middle name, approximate age, and any other information you can
supply.

Since we may not provide contact information, what will you consider
to be an acceptable answer?

-K~

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Clarification of Question by fran1-ga on 25 Sep 2002 04:41 PDT

Gen. William B. Patch fought in the Korean War as a 1st lieutenant. 
He was assigned in July of 1950 to HQ Co., 19th Infantry regiment of
the 24th.  He was wounded in January 1951.  Supposedly he retired in
1977 from the post of commander of Ft. Dix, NJ, and returned to his
home in one of the Carolinas.  Any more specific into about him (even
if not his current address) would be welcome.  I especially want to
know if he's still living.  My brother-in-law saved his life in Korea
and wants to know about him.

i found this reference to him(most likely him):

Educating Noncommissioned Officers
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/2982/Articles/ncoed.html

"Army, Brig. Gen. William A. Patch, Professional Development for
Today’s NCO (Nov 1974) pp. 15-20."

and here on page 8 (what seems to be some sort of members list)
Army&Navy Club January 2002 Bulletin
http://www.armynavyclub.org/bulletins/jan2000.pdf

i bet if you contacted them, they could help you.
http://www.armynavyclub.org