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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179901-02-000004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020822
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020829
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOULD & RATNER
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001179901
<RELATIONSHIP>OTHER

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		222 N LASALLE
	STREET 2:		STE 800
	CITY:			CHICAGO
	STATE:			IL
	ZIP:			60601
	BUSINESS PHONE:		3128991642
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SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000040533
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SHIP & BOAT BUILDING & REPAIRING [3730]
		IRS NUMBER:				131673581
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03671
		FILM NUMBER:		02751969

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3190 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			FALLS CHURCH
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22042
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7038763000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3190 FAIRVIEW PARK DR
		CITY:			FALLS CHURCH
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22042
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 FOR LESTER CROWN FOR AUGUST 28, 2002
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                                                           OMB APPROVAL
[ ] Check this box if no longer                   ------------------------------
    subject to Section 16. Form 4 or              OMB Number           3235-0287
    Form 5 obligations may continue.              Expires:            12-31-2001
    See Instruction 1(b).                         Estimated average burden
                                                  hours per response ....... 0.5
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 4

                 STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Crown                                 Lester
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   (Last)                           (First)             (Middle)

222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2000
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                                    (Street)

Chicago                                Illinois         60601
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   (City)                           (State)              (Zip)


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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

General Dynamics Corporation (GD)
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Statement for Month/Year

August, 2002
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director                             [_]  10% Owner
     [_]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)
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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)

     [X]  Form filed by One Reporting Person
     [_]  Form filed by more than One Reporting Person
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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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                                                                                                                6.
                                                                 4.                              5.             Owner-
                                                                 Securities Acquired (A) or      Amount of      ship
                                                    3.           Disposed of (D)                 Securities     Form:     7.
                                                    Transaction  (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)             Beneficially   Direct    Nature of
                                      2.            Code         ------------------------------- Owned at End   (D) or    Indirect
1.                                    Transaction   (Instr. 8)                   (A)             of Month       Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security                     Date          ------------     Amount      or     Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                            (mm/dd/yy)     Code     V                  (D)             and 4)         (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S>                                   <C>            <C>      <C>    <C>         <C>    <C>      <C>            <C>       <C>
Common Stock										       453,092	   D
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Common Stock											3,196	   D	   Note A
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Common Stock			     08/14/02	   P		78,300        A      $78,61   3,876,556	   I	   Note B
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Common Stock										       152,400	   I	   Note C
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Note A: Represents equivalent share units credited to the Reporting Person's
	account in the General Dynamics Stock Fund as of December 31, 2001
	pursuant to the Corporation's Salaried Savings and Stock Investment
	Plan [401(k) plan] approved by the shareholders.
Note B: Owned by a partnership - The Crown Fund (of which the Reporting
	Person is a partner)
Note C: Owned by a partnership - The Crown Fund II (of which the Reporting
	Person is a partner).
The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares described
in Notes B and C, except to the extent of his beneficial interest in the
entities that own these shares.

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
  4(b)(v).


                                                                          (Over)
                                                                  SEC 1474(3-99)



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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                    10.
                                                                                                          9.        Owner-
                                                                                                          Number    ship
                                                                                                          of        Form
                    2.                                                                                    Deriv-    of
                    Conver-                    5.                              7.                         ative     Deriv-   11.
                    sion                       Number of                       Title and Amount           Secur-    ative    Nature
                    or                         Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ities     Secur-   of
                    Exer-             4.       Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-
                    cise     3.       Trans-   Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially  Direct   direct
                    Price    Trans-   action   or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-
1.                  of       action   Code     of(D)         (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial
Title of            Deriv-   Date     (Instr.  (Instr. 3,    ----------------            or      Secur-   of        direct   Owner-
Derivative          ative    (Month/  8)       4 and 5)      Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Month     (I)      ship
Security            Secur-   Day/     ------   ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)          ity      Year)    Code V    (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title     Shares  5)       4)        4)       4)
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<S>                 <C>      <C>      <C>  <C>  <C>   <C>    <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>


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</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:


/s/ Lester Crown						August 28, 2002
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      **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date

**     Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
       Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
       If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.


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