(CNN) Vandals in Dunn, North Carolina, last week doused the marble statue of Gen. Lee with a flammable liquid and set it on fire.

But if they think they targeted Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, they got the wrong Lee, officials said.

The statue stands outside the Maj. Gen. William C. Lee Airborne Museum, which posted photos of the damage to Facebook, writing that "some jerk punk" had caused the blaze.

"The local fire department put out the flames but the damage is done. It scorched the statue mostly on the left side," the post added.

The town of Dunn, which is 40 miles south of the capital Raleigh, was the birthplace of World War II hero William C. Lee, and the museum sits in the home the general and his wife owned. Lee, commanding officer of the legendary 101st Airborne Division, died in 1948.

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