Dorsie Willis
Buffalo SoldiersHistory of Brownsville, TexasPeople from Meridian, MississippiUse mdy dates from August 2025
Dorsie William Willis (February 11, 1886 – August 25, 1977) was a United States Army soldier who was wrongly issued a dishonorable discharge in the Brownsville affair of 1906. Born in Oklahoma, he served in the Army beginning in 1905 and was present when residents of Brownsville, Texas staged a series of shootings in their town that were falsely blamed on soldiers at nearby Fort Brown. Willis regained national attention in the 1970s when the 167 soldiers were pardoned, receiving an honorable discharge and a military pension. Willis was buried with full military honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
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East Outer Drive, Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory
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East Outer Drive
East Outer Drive
55450 Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory
Minnesota, United States
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