William C. Warren

Warren, Lt. Col. William C. DELMAR Lt. Col. William C. Warren USA (Ret.) went home to heaven Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Mr. Warren will always be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Born in Rochester, N.Y., he was the son of the late Edward T. and Emily Tuley Warren. After high school, Mr. Warren enlisted in the United States Army and served three-and-a-half years of duty before he entered the United States Military Academy. He graduated from West Point in 1942 and was appointed a 2nd lieutenant of infantry. Mr. Warren served in the U.S. Army for 30 years. In his career as an Army officer, he chose to serve in the infantry and was a platoon leader and a company and battalion commander. During World War II, he served in the 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division and he commanded a rifle company in combat. His division landed in France on September 14, 1944 and was immediately committed to combat. He received many military decorations and honors: the Combat Infantry Badge, three Bronze Star Medals with V for Valor, two Purple Hearts, four Battle Stars and a Presidential Unit Citation for the 3rd Battalion of the 301st Infantry Regiment. The citation was awarded to the battalion for service in breaking through the Siegfried Line to create an opening for Allied troops to enter Germany. Mr. Warren earned a master of arts in public law and government from Columbia University in 1952 and, as part of his military service, was fluent in the Russian language. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1958 and retired from the Army in 1963, after serving in a number of capacities, including a post at the Pentagon. After retiring from the Army, he went to work as an administrator for what became the NYS Department of Transportation, from which he retired in 1980. On West Point Day, March 20, 2002, he was presented the highest honor by the NYS Assembly when he received the NYS Conspicuous Service Cross and the NYS Conspicuous Service Star. Mr. Warren was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Delmar. In his retirement, Mr. Warren delivered blood for the Red Cross for 11 years. He also served as a history and genealogy consultant. Husband of Frances (Lucy) Warren; father of Cynthia (Don) Myers, Kathryn Warren, William (Sylvie) Warren, Thomas (Diane) Warren and Donna (Dave Verhegge) Warren and the late Robert Warren; brother of Clarice Start and the late Edna Moss, Edward Warren and Evelyn Wheelock; grandfather of Dustin Myers, Elisabeth Warren and James Warren. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Delmar. Relatives and friends are invited and may also call at the Daniel Keenan Funeral Home, 490 Delaware Ave., Albany on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. Interment West Point Cemetery, West Point, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301, Attn: Gift Processing, or to another charitable organization of your choice, in memory of William Warren.