Name
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Class year
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Notability
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References
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Guy Henry
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1898
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Major general;
Spanish–American War,
Philippine–American War,
World War I; commander of the
3rd Cavalry Regiment; recipient of two
Army Distinguished Service Medals and the
Silver Star; son of Brigadier General,
Medal of Honor recipient, and
Puerto Rico Governor
Guy Vernor Henry
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Stanley Dunbar Embick
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1899
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Lieutenant general;
Spanish–American War,
World War I; recipient of two
Army Distinguished Service Medals; father-in-law of General
Albert Coady Wedemeyer
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Douglas MacArthur
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1903
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General of the Army,
Field Marshal in the
Philippine Army;
United States occupation of Veracruz;
Second Battle of the Marne,
Battle of Saint-Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne Offensive during
World War I; commander of the
42nd Infantry Division;
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (1919–22); brigade commander in the
Philippine Division; commander of the
Philippine Department;
Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1930–35); recipient of the
Medal of Honor for actions during the
Battle of Bataan, commander of the
South West Pacific Area during
World War II;
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers during the
Occupation of Japan;
Korean War; grandson of
Wisconsin Governor
Arthur MacArthur, Sr.; son of Lieutenant General and Medal of Honor recipient
Arthur MacArthur, Jr.
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[1]
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Henry Conger Pratt
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1904
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Major general;
World War I; aide to
William Howard Taft; commander of
Brooks Field,
Kelly Field, and
Mitchel Field; Commandant of the
Air Corps Tactical School; commander of the
Philippine Division; commander of
Fort William McKinley; commander of the
Southern Defense Command and
Western Defense Command; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[2]
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Joseph Stilwell
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1904
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General; described Academy hazing as "hell"; U.S. Fourth Corps intelligence officer and helped plan the
St. Mihiel offensive during
World War I; commander of American forces in the
China Burma India Theater in
World War II
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[3]
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Frank Maxwell Andrews
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1906
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Lieutenant general; commanded airfields in America during
World War I, staff of Army of Occupation in Germany after the war; commander of the
1st Pursuit Group; commander of the
General Headquarters Air Force and
Panama Canal Air Force; commander of the
Caribbean Defense Command; commander of the
U.S. Army Forces in the Middle East; commander of U.S. forces of the
European Theater of Operations;
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility,
Andrews Air Force Base, and
RAF Andrews Field are named for him
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Rene Edward De Russy Hoyle
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1906
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Major general; commander of the
9th Infantry Division; son of Brigadier General
Eli D. Hoyle; grandson of Brigadier General
René Edward De Russy
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Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
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1907
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General of the Army,
General of the Air Force; Second
rated pilot in the
United States Army Air Corps;
executive officer of the aviation section at Army headquarters in Washington D.C. during
World War I;
World War II; commander of the
United States Army Command and General Staff College; commander of
March Field; commander of the
United States Army Air Forces; founder of the
RAND Corporation;
Arnold Air Force Base,
Arnold Engineering Development Center, and
Arnold Air Society are named for him
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[4]
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Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.
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1908
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General;
World War I;
Battle of Dutch Harbor, killed at the
Battle of Okinawa; commander of the
Alaska Defense Command; commander of the
Tenth United States Army; son of
Kentucky Governor and Confederate State Lieutenant General
Simon Bolivar Buckner
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[5]
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Jacob L. Devers
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1909
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General;
Operation Dragoon,
Operation Overlord,
Operation Varsity; commander of the
9th Infantry Division; commander of the
Sixth United States Army Group
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[6]
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Robert L. Eichelberger
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1909
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General;
American Expeditionary Force Siberia; Superintendent of the Academy (1940–42); commanded
Eighth United States Army in
World War II
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[a]
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Delos Carleton Emmons
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1909
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Lieutenant general; company commander in the
30th Infantry Regiment; commander of the
Western Defense Command; commandant of the
Armed Forces Staff College
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George S. Patton
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1909
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General;
1912 Summer Olympics,
modern pentathlon, 5th place;
Pancho Villa Expedition;
World War II;
Battle of Saint-Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne Offensive; commander of the
1st Tank Brigade/304th Tank Brigade; commander of the
3rd Cavalry Regiment; commander of the
2nd Armored Division; commander of the
II Corps; commander of the
Seventh United States Army,
Third United States Army, and
Fifteenth United States Army during
World War II; descendant of Brigadier General
Hugh Mercer; father of Major General
George Patton IV;
Patton series of tanks were named for him
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[7]
[8]
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Oscar Griswold
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1910
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Lieutenant general;
World War I;
Solomon Islands campaign,
Bougainville campaign,
Philippines campaign (1944-45); commander of the
29th Infantry Regiment and
4th Infantry Regiment; commander of the
XIV Corps; commander of the
Seventh United States Army and the
Third United States Army; recipient of two
Army Distinguished Service Medals,
Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and two
Silver Stars
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[9]
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Stephen J. Chamberlin
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1912
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Lieutenant general;
World War I; commander of the
Fifth Army; recipient of the
Navy Cross, the
Army Distinguished Service Medal, and the
Silver Star
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[10]
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Carl Andrew Spaatz
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1914
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General;
Pancho Villa Expedition; flight instructor and fighter pilot in
World War I;
Eighth Air Force commander in
World War II; first
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (1947–48)
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[11]
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Omar Bradley
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1915
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General of the Army; stationed in America during
World War I; commander of the
82nd Infantry Division and
28th Infantry Division in non-combat areas prior to being assigned to combat in
Operation Torch,
Normandy Landings,
Operation Cobra,
Battle of the Bulge, commander of the
First United States Army, commander of the
Twelfth United States Army Group;
Korean War; first
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Administrator of the
Veterans Administration; Chairman of the
NATO Military Committee;
Bradley Fighting Vehicle named for him
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[12]
[13]
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Donald Angus Davison
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1915
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Major general;
North African Campaign;
Davison Army Airfield is named for him
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1915
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General of the Army; trained tank crews in
Pennsylvania during
World War I;
World War II; commander of
European Theater of Operations and
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (1942–45); 1st
Military Governor of American Occupation Zone in Germany (1945); President of
Columbia University (1948–50, 1952–53); 1st
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1951–52); 34th
President of the United States (1953–61)
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[14]
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Luis R. Esteves
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1915
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Major general; first Hispanic graduate of the Academy;
Pancho Villa Expedition; mayor and judge of Polvo,
Mexico; commander of the 23rd Battalion, which was composed of Puerto Ricans and stationed in
Panama during
World War I; commander of
92nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team during
World War II; founder of the
Puerto Rico National Guard
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[15]
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Thomas B. Larkin
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1915
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Lieutenant general; reconnaissance officer during
Second Battle of the Marne;
Tunisia Campaign in
World War II; Quartermaster General (1946–49)
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Dwight Johns
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1916
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Brigadier general;
World War I,
Pancho Villa Expedition; recipients of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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[16]
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Mark W. Clark
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1917
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General;
World War I,
Korean War;
Operation Torch,
Battle of Monte Cassino; commander of the
II Corps; commander of the
Fifth United States Army; commander of the
15th Army Group; commander of the
United Nations Command; President of
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
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[17]
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J. Lawton Collins
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1917
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General;
Invasion of Normandy,
Operation Cobra; Chief of Staff of the
VII Corps; Chief of Staff of the
Hawaiian Department; commander of the
25th Infantry Division
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[18]
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Norman Cota
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1917
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Major general;
Operation Torch,
Allied invasion of Sicily,
Normandy Landings,
Battle of Hürtgen Forest; commander of the
28th Infantry Division
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[19]
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George Douglas Wahl
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1917
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Brigadier general; son of Major General
Lutz Wahl
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Hugh John Casey
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1918
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Major general; instructor and engineer company commander during
World War I; Chief Engineer for General of the Army
Douglas MacArthur for the
South West Pacific theatre of World War II; initial designer of
The Pentagon; father of Major
Hugh Boyd Casey; father-in-law of Major General
Frank Butner Clay
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Lucius D. Clay
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1918
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General; Military Governor of
Allied-occupied Germany; son of U.S. Senator
Alexander S. Clay; father of Major General
Frank Butner Clay and Air Force General
Lucius D. Clay, Jr.
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[20]
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Willard Ames Holbrook, Jr.
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1918
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Brigadier general; commander of the
12th Armored Division; son of Major General
Willard Ames Holbrook; nephew of Major General
Lucius Roy Holbrook; grandson of Major General
David S. Stanley; grandson-in-law of Brigadier General
Eli D. Hoyle; great-grandson-in-law of Brigadier General
René Edward De Russy
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[21]
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William M. Miley
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1918
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Major general;
World War I; commander of the
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment; commander of the
17th Airborne Division and
11th Airborne Division; recipient of the
Silver Star and two
Army Distinguished Service Medals
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[22]
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Nathan Farragut Twining
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1919
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General;
Pancho Villa Expedition; commander of the
Thirteenth Air Force,
Fifteenth Air Force, and
Twentieth Air Force; commander of the
Air Material Command and the
Alaskan Air Command; Air Force Chief of Staff; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal and the
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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Arthur L. McCullough
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1920
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Brigadier general;
Allied invasion of Sicily; commander of the
514th Troop Carrier Wing and
313th Trooper Carrier Wing; recipient of the
Legion of Merit
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[23]
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Hugo P. Rush
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1920
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Major general; commander of the
44th Bombardment Group and the
98th Bombardment Group; commander of the
15th Wing,
47th Bombardment Wing,
17th Bomb Operational Training Wing, and
301st Fighter Wing; commander of the
VIII Bomber Command; commander of
Keesler Field; recipient of the
Distinguished Service Medal, the
Silver Star, and the
Legion of Merit
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[24]
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Hoyt Vandenberg
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1923
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General; commander of the
90th Attack Squadron; commander of the
Twelfth Air Force and the
Ninth Air Force; Director of Central Intelligence; Air Force Chief of Staff; recipient of two
Army Distinguished Service Medals and the
Silver Star;
Vandenberg Air Force Base is named for him; the Navy vessel
USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) was named for him; father of Major General
Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr.; nephew of U.S. Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg
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Lawrence Russell Dewey
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1924
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Major general;
Korean War; troop commander; Chief of Staff of the
1st Armored Division and the
IX Corps; recipient of the
Silver Star, the
Legion of Merit, and the
Bronze Star Medal
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Monro MacCloskey
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1924
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Brigadier general; commander of the
885th Bombardment Squadron; commander of the
2641st Special Group; commander of the
28th Air Division; recipient of the
Silver Star and the
Legion of Merit; son of Brigadier General
Manus MacCloskey
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Mickey Marcus
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1924
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Colonel (USA) and
Israeli Army
Major General (
Aluf); lawyer;
World War II civil affairs officer, parachuted into the
Battle of Normandy, helped draw up the
surrender terms for Italy and Germany and became part of the occupation government in
Berlin; portrayed by
Kirk Douglas in
Cast a Giant Shadow; organized, trained, and led Israeli forces during the
1948 Arab–Israeli War, killed by
friendly fire in 1948 in Israel
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[26]
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James Roy Andersen
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1926
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Brigadier general;
Andersen Air Force Base is named for him
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Herbert W. Ehrgott
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1926
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Brigadier general; recipient of the
Legion of Merit
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[27]
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Ralph Wise Zwicker
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1927
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Major general;
Normandy landings; commander of the
38th Infantry Regiment and
18th Infantry Regiment; commander of
Camp Kilmer; commander of the
24th Infantry Division and
1st Cavalry Division; commander of the
XX Corps; recipient of the
Silver Star
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Charles F. Born
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1928
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Major general; commander of the
50th Observation Squadron; commander of the
Antilles Air Command; commander of the
Second Air Force and
Fifteenth Air Force; recipient of the
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and
Legion of Merit
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[28]
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Howard G. Bunker
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1928
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Major general; recipient of the
Legion of Merit
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[29]
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Robert T. Frederick
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1928
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Major general;
Operation Dragoon; commander of the
Devil's Brigade; commander of the
1st Airborne Task Force; commander of the
45th Infantry Division,
4th Infantry Division, and
6th Infantry Division
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[30]
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John S. Mills
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1928
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Major general; recipient of the
Distinguished Service Medal, the
Silver Star, and the
Legion of Merit
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[31]
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Harold Huntley Bassett
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1929
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Major general; commander of the
U.S. Air Force Security Service and the
Air Weather Service; commander of the
United States Taiwan Defense Command; recipient of the
Legion of Merit
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[32]
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James M. Gavin
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1929
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Lieutenant general;
Korean War;
Allied invasion of Sicily,
Operation Overlord,
Operation Market Garden; company commander in the
7th Infantry Regiment and the
503rd Parachute Infantry Battalion; commander of the
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment; U.S. Ambassador to France; the
Gavin Power Plant in
Cheshire, Ohio is named for him
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[33]
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Marshall S. Roth
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1929
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Major general; commander of the
375th Troop Carrier Group and
317th Troop Carrier Group; recipient of the
Legion of Merit
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[34]
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Hamilton H. Howze
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1930
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General; commander of the
1st Armored Division and
82nd Airborne Division; commander of the
XVIII Airborne Corps; commander of the
Third United States Army and
Eighth United States Army; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal and the
Silver Star; son of Major General
Robert Lee Howze
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[35]
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Phillips Waller Smith
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1930
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Major general; recipient of the
Legion of Merit
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[36]
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Gordon Blake
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1931
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Lieutenant general; commander of the
U.S. Air Force Security Service; Chief of Staff of the
Pacific Air Forces; Director of the
National Security Agency
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[37]
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David William Hutchison
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1931
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Major general;
Battle of Biak,
Battle of Leyte,
Battle of Luzon; commander of the
308th Bombardment Wing and
97th Bombardment Wing; commander of the
314th Air Division,
21st Air Division, and the
5th Air Division; commander of the
Seventeenth Air Force and
Ninth Air Force; recipient of the
Distinguished Service Medal and
Silver Star
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[38]
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William Orlando Darby
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1933
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Brigadier general; killed during the
Italian Campaign;
Camp Darby is named for him
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Arno H. Luehman
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1934
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Major general; Chief of Staff of Operations of the
Third Air Force; Chief of Staff of the
Thirteenth Air Force; Commandant of the
Air War College
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[39]
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Thomas Cebern Musgrave, Jr.
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1935
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Major general; commander of the
47th Air Division and
7th Air Division; Director of Manpower and Organization; recipient of the
Legion of Merit
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[40]
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Robert M. Stillman
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1935
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Major general; commander of the
322d Bombardment Group; commander of
Stewart Field; commander of
Lackland Military Training Center; commander of
313th Air Division;
prisoner of war; Commandant of Cadets at
United States Air Force Academy; recipient of the
Silver Star; recipient of the
Legion of Merit; recipient of the
Bronze Star Medal; recipient of the
Purple Heart
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[41]
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Chester Victor Clifton, Jr.
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1936
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Major general; recipient of the
Army Distinguished Service Medal; senior military aide to
John F. Kennedy and
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
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1936
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General;
Korean War; commander of the
99th Pursuit Squadron; commander of the
51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing; Chief of Staff of the
Twelfth Air Force and
Thirteenth Air Force; son of Brigadier General
Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
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[42]
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Richard W. Fellows
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1937
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Brigadier general;
Philippines Campaign; commander of the
30th Bombardment Group and
376th Bombardment Group; commander of
Pepperrell Air Force Base and
Ernest Harmon Air Force Base; recipient of the
Silver Star
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[43]
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John S. Samuel
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1939
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Major general;
Invasion of Normandy,
Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine,
Battle of the Bulge,
Western Allied invasion of Germany; commander of the
322d Bombardment Group; commander of
Carswell Air Force Base; commander of the
816th Air Division; Director of the
U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations; recipient of the
Distinguished Service Medal, the
Silver Star, and the
Legion of Merit
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[44]
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Donald V. Bennett
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1940
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General;
Normandy Landings; Superintendent of the
United States Military Academy; Director of the
Defense Intelligence Agency; commander of the
United States Army Pacific
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[45]
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Fred Ascani
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1941
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Major general; squadron commander in the
483rd Bomb Group; commander of the
86th Fighter Interceptor Group; commander of the
50th Fighter Bomber Wing
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[46]
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William C. Gribble, Jr.
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1941
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Lieutenant general; battalion commander in the
43rd Infantry Division; Chief of Engineers; recipient of two
Army Distinguished Service Medals
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Robin Olds
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1943
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Brigadier general;
Vietnam War; group commander in the
86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing; commander of the
No. 1 Squadron RAF and
434th Fighter Squadron; commander of the
81st Tactical Wing and the
8th Tactical Fighter Wing; recipient of the
Air Force Cross, two
Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, and four
Silver Stars; son of Major General
Robert Olds
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[47]
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