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1801
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1803
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Jonathan Williams
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—
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Colonel;
Chief of Engineers; he vacated (rather than resigned) in June 1803, returning to the Superintendency in April 1805; elected to the
Fourteenth United States Congress in 1815
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[4]
[5]
[6]
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(acting)
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1803
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1805
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Decius Wadsworth
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—
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Colonel; appointed 1st
Chief of Ordnance in 1812; invented
Wadsworth's cipher in 1817
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[7]
[8]
[9]
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2
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1805
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1812
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Jonathan Williams
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—
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Colonel;
Chief of Engineers; he vacated (rather than resigned) in June 1803, returning to the Superintendency in April 1805; elected to the
Fourteenth United States Congress in 1815
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[4]
[6]
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3
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1812
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1814
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Joseph Gardner Swift
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1802
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Brigadier general; first graduate of the Academy;
Chief of Engineers
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[a]
[6]
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4
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1814
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1817
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Alden Partridge
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1806
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Captain; served as Acting Superintendent and Professor of Engineering; his administration was regarded as unsatisfactory and negligent to duties; when Sylvanus Thayer was appointed, Partridge refused to relinquish command and was court-martialed; he was sentenced to be
cashiered in November 1817, and resigned from the Army in April 1818
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[a]
[10]
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5
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1817
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1833
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Sylvanus Thayer
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1808
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Brigadier general; "Father of West Point"; emphasized engineering; founded engineering schools; helped found the Academy's Association of Graduates;
Sylvanus Thayer Award created by the Academy in his honor
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[a]
[11]
[12]
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6
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1833
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1838
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René Edward De Russy
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1812
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Brigadier general; military engineer;
Union Army veteran
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[a]
[13]
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7
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1838
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1845
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Richard Delafield
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1818
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Major general;
Chief of Engineers;
American Civil War veteran; served as 7th, 11th, and 13th Superintendents
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[a]
[6]
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8
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1845
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1852
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Henry Brewerton
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1819
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Brigadier general; military engineer;
Union Army veteran
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[a]
[14]
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9
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1852
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1855
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Robert E. Lee
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1829
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Colonel USA; graduated second in his class at the Academy, without demerits; son
George Washington Custis Lee, class of 1854, graduated first in class; served in
Confederate States Army ( 1861–1865); President,
Washington and Lee University (1865–70)
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[a]
[15]
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10
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1855
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1856
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John Gross Barnard
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1833
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Major general; military engineer;
Union Army veteran
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[a]
[16]
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11
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1856
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1861
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Richard Delafield
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1818
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Major general;
Chief of Engineers;
Union Army veteran; served as 7th, 11th, and 13th Superintendents
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[a]
[6]
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12
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1861
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1861
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Pierre Gustave Toutant (P.G.T.) Beauregard
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1838
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General CSA; military engineer; ordered the firing of shots at
Fort Sumter, South Carolina that started the
Civil War
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[a]
[17]
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13
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1861
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1861
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Richard Delafield
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1818
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Major general;
Chief of Engineers;
Union Army veteran; served as 7th, 11th, and 13th Superintendents
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[a]
[6]
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14
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1861
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1864
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Alexander Hamilton Bowman
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1825
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Lieutenant Colonel; military engineer; son Charles Stuart Bowman graduated from the Academy, class of 1860
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[a]
[18]
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15
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1864
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1864
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Zealous Bates Tower
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1841
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Major general; military engineer;
Union Army veteran
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[a]
[19]
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16
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1864
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1866
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George Washington Cullum
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1833
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Brigadier general; military engineer; wrote Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. in 1891 and developed the
Cullum number system
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[a]
[20]
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17
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1866
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1871
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Thomas Gamble Pitcher
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1845
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Brigadier general; veteran of
Battle of Harper's Ferry,
Mexican–American War, and the
Civil War
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[a]
[21]
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18
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1871
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1876
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Thomas H. Ruger
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1854
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Major general; military engineer and lawyer; veteran of
Civil War; military engineer and lawyer;
military Governor of Georgia (1868)
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[a]
[22]
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19
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1876
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1881
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John McAllister Schofield
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1853
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Lieutenant general; recipient of the
Medal of Honor for his actions leading an attack at the
Battle of Wilson's Creek; Superintendent of the Academy (1876–81);
Commanding General of the United States Army (1888–95)
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[a]
[23]
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20
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1881
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1882
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Oliver Otis Howard
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1854
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Major general; recipient of the
Medal of Honor for his actions leading an attack at the
Battle of Seven Pines despite wound which resulted in the loss of his right arm; led the campaign against
Chief Joseph and the
Nez Perce tribe; founder of
Howard University
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[a]
[24]
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21
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1882
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1887
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Wesley Merritt
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1860
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Major general; veteran of the
Civil War and
Spanish–American War; first
Military Governor of the
Philippines
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[a]
[23]
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22
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1887
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1889
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John Parke
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1849
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Major general; military engineer;
Union Army veteran
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[a]
[25]
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23
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1889
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1893
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John Moulder Wilson
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1860
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Brigadier general; recipient of the
Medal of Honor for his actions at the
Battle of Malvern Hill though acutely ill;
Chief of Engineers (1897–1901)
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[a]
[6]
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24
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1893
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1898
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Oswald Herbert Ernst
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1864
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Major general; military engineer;
Union Army and
Spanish–American War veteran
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[a]
[26]
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25
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1898
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1906
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Albert Leopold Mills
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1879
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Major general; recipient of the
Medal of Honor for continuing to lead his men at the
Battle of San Juan Hill despite being shot in the head and temporarily blinded; appointed Superintendent to West Point by
President McKinley, which carried automatic promotion from
First Lieutenant to
Colonel
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[a]
[27]
[28]
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26
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1906
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1910
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Hugh L. Scott
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1876
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Major general; learned to speak many
western Native American languages;
Chief of Staff of the Army (1914–17)
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[a]
[29]
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27
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1910
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1912
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Thomas Henry Barry
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1877
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Major general; cavalry and infantry officer; veteran of
Indian Wars,
China Relief Expedition, and
Philippine–American War
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[a]
[30]
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28
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1912
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1916
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Clarence Page Townsley
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1881
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Major general; coastal artillery officer; commanded
30th Infantry Division during
World War I
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[a]
[31]
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29
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1916
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1917
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John Biddle
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1881
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Major general; military engineer;
World War I veteran
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[a]
[32]
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30
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1917
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1919
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Samuel Escue Tillman
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1869
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Brigadier general; recalled from retirement during
World War I to serve as superintendent; refused to add military aviation to the curriculum; instructor at the Academy for more than 30 years; author of numerous books on chemistry and geology
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[a]
[33]
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31
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1919
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1922
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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; established
Honor Code, and intramural sports at the U.S. Military Academy; 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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[a]
[34]
[35]
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32
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1922
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1925
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Fred Winchester Sladen
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1890
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Major general; Superintendent of
Fort McHenry National Monument (1931–32)
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[a]
[36]
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33
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1926
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1927
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Merch Bradt Stewart
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1896
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Brigadier general; infantry officer;
Spanish–American War veteran; commander 175th Infantry Brigade during
World War I
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[a]
[37]
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34
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1927
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1928
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Edwin Baruch Winans
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1891
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Major general; instructor at military schools; commended for leadership of the
10th Cavalry Regiment
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[a]
[38]
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35
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1929
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1932
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William Ruthven Smith
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1892
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Major general; artillery and infantry officer; commanded
36th Infantry Division during
World War I
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[a]
[39]
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36
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1932
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1938
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William Durward Connor
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1897
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Major general; awarded two
Silver Stars; Commandant of
Army War College
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[a]
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37
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1938
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1940
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Jay Leland Benedict
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1904
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Major general; artillery and staff officer; Army General Staff during
World War II
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[a]
[40]
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38
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1940
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1942
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Robert L. Eichelberger
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1909
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General;
American Expeditionary Force Siberia; commanded
Eighth United States Army in
World War II
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[a]
[41]
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39
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1942
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1945
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Francis Bowditch Wilby
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1905
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Major general; Chief of Staff of
First United States Army (1939–41)
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[a]
[42]
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40
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1945
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1949
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Maxwell Davenport Taylor
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1922
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General; developed the phrasing of the
Cadet Honor Code at the Academy; commander of
101st Airborne Division (1944–45);
Chief of Staff of the Army (1955–59);
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1962–64);
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam (1964–65)
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[a]
[43]
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41
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1949
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1951
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Bryant Edward Moore
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August 1917
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General; commanded
8th Infantry Division killed in a helicopter crash on 24 February 1951 while commanding the
IX Corps during the
Korean War
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[a]
[44]
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42
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1951
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1954
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Frederick Augustus Irving
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April 1917
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Major general; commander
24th Infantry Division during
World War II
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[a]
[45]
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43
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1954
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1956
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Blackshear M. Bryan
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1922
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Lieutenant general; commanded Prisoner of War Division for all the United States during
World War II; commanded
First United States Army (1957–60); his son, Blackshear M. Bryan Jr., class of 1954, was killed in Vietnam
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[a]
[46]
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44
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1956
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1960
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Garrison H. Davidson
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1927
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Lieutenant general; Academy football coach (1933–37); combat engineer during
World War II and the
Korean War; helped construct
The Pentagon
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[a]
[47]
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45
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1960
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1963
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William Westmoreland
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1936
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General;
Distinguished Eagle Scout; given the Pershing Sword for the most able cadet upon graduation from the Academy; commander
101st Airborne Division; commander
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (1964–68);
Chief of Staff of the Army (1968–72)
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[a]
[48]
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46
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1963
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1966
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James Benjamin Lampert
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1936
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Lieutenant general; combat engineer during
World War II; early pioneer of nuclear weapons and nuclear power, served as General
Leslie Groves' executive officer as part of the
Manhattan Project after World War II; his father, James G. B. Lampert, class of 1910 was killed in
World War I
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[a]
[49]
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47
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1966
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1969
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Donald V. Bennett
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1940
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General;
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (1969–72); commander
United States Army Pacific (1972–74)
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[a]
[50]
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48
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1969
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1970
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Samuel William Koster
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1942
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Major general but demoted to
brigadier general and denied a promotion to
lieutenant general for covering up the
My Lai Massacre
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[a]
[51]
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49
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1970
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1974
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William Allen Knowlton
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January 1943
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General;
World War II and
Vietnam War veteran; his daughter married General
David Petraeus who was a cadet while Knowlton was Superintendent; Chief of Staff for
United States European Command (1974–76)
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[a]
[52]
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50
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1974
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1977
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Sidney Bryan Berry
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1948
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Lieutenant general;
Korean and
Vietnam War veteran, wounded twice in Vietnam; Superintendent during the time women were first admitted to the Academy; Commissioner of Public Safety for the state of
Mississippi (1980–84)
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[a]
[53]
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51
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1977
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1981
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Andrew Jackson Goodpaster
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1939
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General;
8th Infantry Division (1961–62);
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (1969–74); Commander in Chief of the
United States European Command (CINCEUR) (1969–74); retired then became Superintendent, then retired a second time
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[a]
[54]
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52
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1981
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1986
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Willard Warren Scott Jr.
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1948
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Lieutenant general; commander
25th Infantry Division (1976–78); commander
V Corps (1980–81)
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[a]
[55]
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53
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1986
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1991
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Dave Richard Palmer
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1956
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Lieutenant general; military historian; instructor at the Academy and the Vietnamese National Military Academy
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[56]
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54
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1991
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1996
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Howard D. Graves
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1961
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Lieutenant general;
Rhodes Scholar; military engineer; Chancellor of the
Texas A&M University System (1999–2003)
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[57]
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55
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1996
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2001
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Daniel William Christman
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1965
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Lieutenant general; graduated first in his class in 1965; Senior Vice President for International Affairs,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce; four-time recipient of the
Defense Distinguished Service Medal.
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[58]
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56
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2001
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2006
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William James Lennox Jr.
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1971
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Lieutenant general; artillery and staff officer; Deputy Commanding General
Eighth United States Army;
doctorate in literature from
Princeton University
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[59]
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57
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2006
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2010
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Franklin Lee Hagenbeck
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1971
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Lieutenant general; commander
10th Mountain Division (2001–03)
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[60]
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58
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2010
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2013
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David H. Huntoon
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1973
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Lieutenant general; Director of the Army Staff; Former Commandant of the U.S. Army War College
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[61]
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59
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2013
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2018
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Robert L. Caslen
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1975
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Lieutenant general; chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-180 (CJTF-180) in Afghanistan from May through September 2002; Chief of the Office of Security Cooperation for Iraq
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[62]
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60
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2018
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2022
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Darryl A. Williams
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1983
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Lieutenant general; Managed U.S. response to the West African Ebola virus epidemic in 2016; Commander of NATO Allied Land Command (2016–2018); First black superintendent in the academy's history; Commanding General of United States Army Europe and Africa (2022–present)
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[63]
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61
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2022
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Steven W. Gilland
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1990
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Lieutenant general;
Academy's commandant of cadets (2017–2019), Commander of the
2nd Infantry Division (2019–2021)
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[64]
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