William P. Levine, Major General

Major General William Levine served in the U.S. Army during WWII and in the U.S. Army Reserves in post-war America. He is memorialized by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

In 2016, the Museum & Library published a book based on the William P. Levine Archive.  To learn more visit Levine's online gallery.

Born July 1, 1915, in Duluth, Minnesota, William P. Levine enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1942 and was commissioned a second lieutenant after completion of Officer Candidate School in May 1943. He served active duty with the 34th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group as assistant S2 and S4 (intelligence officer), notably participating in the invasion of Utah Beach on D-Day and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Following his discharge in 1946, Levine continued his service with the XIV Army Reserve Corps, as an executive officer (1960) and commanding officer (1962). In 1967, following the deactivation of the XIV Corps, Levine was appointed commanding general of the U.S. Army’s 84th Division (training), and was finally promoted to Major General later that year. Levine passed away on March 29, 2013, in Highland Park, Illinois, at age 97.

Book Dedicated: Inside the Vicious Heart: Americans and the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps by Robert H. Abzug