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Brigadier General <em>Joseph Merit Tully</em>, whose 40 years of illustrious Army service spanned two World Wars and the Korean conflict, is dead at 69.</div>
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The widely-known Cavalry leader died in a San Antonio hospital of complications resulting from a cerebral tumor.</div>
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He had lived in San Antonio with his wife, the former Fanny Laura Smith of San Antonio, Texas, since his retirement from the regular Army 31 Dec 51.</div>
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Up to the time of his retirement General Tully knew the taste of frontline duty, serving with the Second Infantry Division in Korea from August 1950 to February 1951.</div>
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But it was his service in World War II which earned for him a page in wartime annals. He trained the Fourth Cavalry Group and led it into Normandy on D-Day—two hours before the main assault force landed.</div>
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He was assistant division commander of the 90th, 9th, and 80th Infantry Divisions and finally commanded the 80th Division near the end of the war.</div>
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A native of Orange, New Jersey, Ceneral Tully was graduated from West Point in 1916 as a cavalry officer.</div>
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Succeeding tours took him to both hemisphere's and to a liberal sprinkling of continental U.S. Commands. He spent two tours as an instructor at West Point, a year at the Command and General Staff School, three years in the Philippines and four years at Norwich University as Professor of Military Science and Tactics. He was a personal friend of many great military leaders of both wars.</div>
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After World War II, General Tully became post commander of Losey Field, Puerto Rico, and later, Inspector General of the Antilles department.</div>
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In 1948 he moved to Fort Lewis, Washington, as Assistant Commander of the Second Infantry Division and was Chief of Staff of the "Indianhead” Division when it went into combat in Korea.</div>
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When he retired in 1951, he was jxnt commander of Fort Lewis. His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star with one oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, French, Belgian and Czechoslovakian awards and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.</div>
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The Tullys also gave to the armed forces three sons, Navy Captain Joseph M. Tully, Jr., who is Commander of Heavy Attack Wing ONE, NAS Sanford, Florida; and Army Lieutenant Colonels Larkin S. and Robert B. Tully. A daughter, Frances, is married to Lieutenant Colonel Harry A. Clark, Jr., U.S. Army.</div>
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Military services and interment were held Friday, 3 May 1963, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, near San Antonio, Texas.</div>
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General Tully lived in San Antonio.</div>
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