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Hottell, John Alexander

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Hottell, John Alexander

August 20, 2026

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Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Hap Gay forwarded a March 3, 1971 New York Times clipping about Maj. John Alexander Hottell, a 1964 West Point graduate who ranked 10th in a class of 564, won a Rhodes scholarship in 1965, and later earned two Silver Stars in Vietnam as commander of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th…

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