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Brigadier General Walter Stauffer McIlhenny

Brigadier General Walter Stauffer McIlhenny

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  • Name Walter Stauffer McIlhenny 
    Title Brigadier General 
    Born 22 Oct 1910  Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940 
    1940 McIlhenny.
    1940 McIlhenny.
    1940 US census, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, enumeration district 23-20, Family Number 249 & 250, McIlhenny.
    Military Service U.S. Marine Corps, WWII Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Received the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Retired as a Brigadier General.  
    Walters S. McIlheny WWII Wounded.
    Walters S. McIlheny WWII Wounded.
    U.S. Navy State Sumary of War Casualties (Louisiana) 1946. Page 28. This listing indicates at some point he was wounded and it was serious enough that the Navy felt it was nessecery to notify te next of kin and in this case the person notified was his mother.
    Walter Stauffer McIlhenny.
    Walter Stauffer McIlhenny.
    Walter Stauffer McIlhenny.
    Occupation President of McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco Sauce, from 1949 to 1985. 
    Tabasco Sauce
    Tabasco Sauce (11)
    Died 22 Jun 1985  Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mcllhenny King Of Tabasco Dies.
    Mcllhenny King Of Tabasco Dies.
    The New Mexican, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Monday, June 24, 1985 section A, page 2.
    Buried Avery Island Cemetery, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings
    1. John Stauffer McIlhenny,   b. 25 May 1909, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1997, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     
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    Person ID I38245  Nagel
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2019 

    Father John Avery McIlhenny,   b. 29 Oct 1867, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1942, Charlottesville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Anita Vincent Stauffer,   b. 17 Mar 1886, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1969, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 30 Nov 1907  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John Avery McIlhenny and Anita Vincent Stauffer marriage.
    John Avery McIlhenny and Anita Vincent Stauffer marriage.
    John Avery McIlhenny and Anita Vincent Stauffer marriage.
    Family ID F12060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart