He married Suzette de Marigny Hall , a descendant of Louisiana 's Bernard de Marigny , in Chicago on December 20 , 1905 . His son , A. Peter Dewey , was accidentally shot and killed by Viet Minh in 1945 , making him ( arguably ) the first person killed in the Vietnam War . Another son , Charles , Jr. , who died at age 65 in 1974 , also served in WWII , with the Office of Strategic Services in China , and was awarded the Medal of Freedom . Dewey 's house in North Chicago , Illinois , seized by the government in 1918 , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 . In 1959 he married the former Elizabeth Zolnay Smith . He was a stepfather to Lucinda Luce Smith and Melissa Tyler Smith , and a grandfather to Charles E , Lucinda K , and John Tyler Treat . His grandson David Alger was killed in the 9/11 attacks
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Charles S. Dewey