He retired in 1974 as commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific Command. Bennett died on November 28, 2005, at the age of 90 and was buried at the United States Military Academy Cemetery in West Point, New York. Gen. Bennett was inducted into the inaugural class of the Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame at the fraternity's centennial convention in 2006. See also References West Point Obituary w/photo WW2DB: Donald Bennett 1915 births 2005 deaths People from Ottawa County, Ohio Michigan State University alumni United States Military Academy alumni Military personnel from Ohio United States Army personnel of World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army War College alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Army generals Superintendents of the United States Military Academy Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Directors of the Defense Intelligence Agency Commanders, United States Forces Korea Burials at West Point Cemetery 20th-century American academics