PASSINGS

Allen Frederick Kingman; Retired Army General

Allen Frederick Kingman, 94, an Army general who served in both world wars and was awarded military honors by half a dozen foreign countries. Kingman was commissioned as a second lieutenant of infantry and served on the Mexican border during the U.S. effort to capture Pancho Villa in 1916-1917. In World War I, he went to France with the 16th Infantry of the 1st Division, the first unit to land in France. In World War II, Kingman served with the 2nd Armored Division. He retired in 1953 as a brigadier general. During his 36 years in the Army, Kingman received the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Commendation Medal and the Purple Heart. France honored him with the Croix De Guerre with Palm for bravery in combat, and he received the Brazilian War Medal. In Chapel Hill, N.C., on Monday.