Donald Kellett

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Biography

Donald Thomas Kellett (4 November 1913, New York, N.Y. – 20 July 1991, Atherton, Calif.) was an America composer and military officer.

Kellett received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College in 1935 and did graduate work at Columbia University (1937) and the University of Wisconsin (1938). He also studied at the U.S. Army Infantry School (1948), the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (1949), and the Naval War College (1959)

From 1935-1937, Kellett was a member of the editorial staff of the New York Daily News. He then taught English at the Freeport (New York) High School before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1941. He was commissioned in 1942 and embarked on a distinguished military career. In his 28 years of service, he received 27 military decorations, including the Silver Star, the Bronze Star (with four clusters), and the Purple Heart.

He served as military advisor to embassies in Spain, Chile, and Indochina, and retired with the rank of colonel in 1969. He then became a trust officer of the Bank of America in San Francisco, California. He retired as vice-president in 1979.

In addition to his many march compositions, Kellett wrote several articles on military subjects.


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