NATHANIEL KENYON

NATHANIEL C. KENYON (Age 87)  Colonel U.S. Army (Retired)  January 23,1930 ~ July 16, 2017  
Of Annapolis, MD, died at home with his wife of 57 years, Inger, and daughter,Camilla by his side. He was born in Charleston, SC, to Gen. Howard N. Kenyon, USMC and Elizabeth (DeSaussure) Kenyon. He was the oldest of six children and spent his childhood traveling where his father's career dictated, including Panama and Washington, DC. He received his BA from George Washington University in 1951 followed by his LLB from Georgetown Law School in 1953, LLM from Harvard Law School in 1954, MALD from Tufts University of Law and Diplomacy in 1960, and MS from the Command & General Staff College in 1968. He married Inger Nielsen from Horsholm, Denmak in Cambridge MA on January 29, 1960. They met in Seoul, Korea while he was stationed there with the 1st Cavalry Division and she was working as a nurse in the National Medical Center. He was a career JAG Army officer who specialized in international law. His early work took him to Seoul, Korea, Heidelberg, Germany, Orleans, France, and the Pentagon. He taught at the Army War College in Carlisle PA from 1972 -1975. He was then transferred to EUCOM in Stuttgart, Germany where he was head of Legal Affairs for the European Command from 1975-1980 and the legal advisor to General Alexander Haig, the commander of NATO at the time. In 1984 he retired from the Pentagon as Chief of International Affairs and began many years of sailing on the Chesapeake Bay with his wife and first mate, Inger. He was an avid gardener, bibliophile, classical music connoisseur, and was always reading several books at once. He eagerly shared his love of literature, poetry, plants and music with his wife and daughter and grandchildren. After retirement, he relinquished membership in several organizations except his membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. He is survived by his wife Inger; daughter Camilla Schwarz (Jay) and grandchildren Natalie (John) Jack, Elizabeth Ross and Maren Schwarz. Arrangements are private.