James Hunt

James W. Hunt, 75, a decorated Army brigadier general who retired in 1986, died Jan. 23 at Heart Homes at Bay Ridge, an assisted-living facility in Annapolis. He had posterior cortical atrophy, or Benson's syndrome, a form of Alzheimer's disease.

Gen. Hunt joined the Army in 1954 and served in Vietnam. He reached the rank of brigadier general in 1982, and his last active duty assignment was as the deputy chief of staff for intelligence for the U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson, Ga.

His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, three awards of the Legion of Merit, two awards of the Bronze Star Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.

James Williams Hunt was born in Cortland, N.Y. He received a bachelor's degree in military studies from the University of Maryland in 1966 and a master's degree in political science from Auburn University in 1976.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Sandra Taylor Hunt of Annapolis; three children, Deborah Brungardt of Gaithersburg, Robert Hunt of Stuttgart, Germany, and Thomas Hunt of Los Angeles; two sisters, Nancy Stabley of Webster, N.Y., and Cynthia Titus of Locust Grove, Va.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson.