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Generals who rose from the ranks of the 14th Infantry |
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Generals who rose from the ranks of the 14th Infantry |
General Henry Hugh Shelton
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
Air Command and Staff College
National War College
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
North Carolina State University - BS Degree - Textile Technology
Auburn University - MS Degree - Political Science
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None recorded
PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT
2LT -- 19 Sep 64
1LT -- 7 Jan 65
CPT -- 19 Mar 67
MAJ -- 7 Feb 74
LTC -- 6 Nov 78
COL -- 1 Oct 83
BG -- 1 Aug 88
MG -- 1 Oct 91
LTG -- 7 Jun 93
GEN -- 1 Mar 96
MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Nov 63 Apr 64 Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia
Apr 64 Jun 64 Student, Ranger Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Jun 64 Jul 65 Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia
Jul 65 Sep 66 United States Army Reserve, not on Active Duty
Sep 66 Jul 67 Platoon Leader, Detachment B52, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces, United States Army, Vietnam
Jul 67 Dec 67 Commander, Detachment A-104, Company C, 5th Special Forces Group, United States Army Pacific
Jan 68 Mar 68 Executive Officer, 11th Battalion, 3d Training Brigade, United States Army Training Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Mar 68 Dec 68 S-4 (Logistics), 3d Advanced Individual Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Jan 69 Jan 70 S-2 (Intelligence), later Commander, Company C, later Acting S-3 (Operations), 4th Battalion, 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade, United States Army, Vietnam
Mar 70 Nov 70 Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Nov 70 Jul 72 Instructor, later Operations Officer, Ranger Department, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Aug 72 Jun 73 Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Jul 73 Jul 75 S-1 (Personnel), later S-3 (Operations), 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Jul 75 Jun 76 Chief, Officer Management Branch, later Deputy G-1 (Personnel), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Jun 76 Jun 77 Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Jun 77 Apr 79 Professional Development Officer, Combat Arms Branch, later, Chief, Assignments Branch, Majors Division, Officer Personnel Management Directorate, United States Army Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia
Apr 79 Jun 81 Commander, 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
Jun 81 Jun 82 Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (Operations), 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
Jun 82 Jun 83 Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, DC
Jun 83 Oct 83 Chairman, Reserve Components Study Group, Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Army, Washington, DC
Oct 83 Oct 85 Commander, 1st Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Nov 85 Jul 87 Chief of Staff, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York
Jul 87 Jun 88 Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center, J-3, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC
Jun 88 Jul 89 Deputy Director for Operations (Current Operations), J-3, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC
Jul 89 Aug 90 Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Aug 90 Mar 91 Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), OPERATION DESERT STORM, Saudi Arabia
Mar 91 May 91 Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
May 91 May 93 Commanding General, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,
North Carolina
Jun 93 Feb 96 Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Feb 96 Sep 97 Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments Dates Grade
Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Jul 87-Jul 89 Brigadier General
Center, later Deputy Director for Operations (Current
Operations), J-3, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Washington, DC
Commander, Joint Task Force, Haiti Sep 94-Oct 94 Lieutenant General
Commander-in-Chief, United States Special Operations Feb 96-Sep 97 General
Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Joint Staff Oct 97-Present General
Washington, DC.
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device
Bronze Star Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medals
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Special Forces Tab
Ranger Tab
Air Assault Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
(As of 26 November 2000)
Thanks to Terry Bender, 1/14th Inf, for his dedicated efforts to preserve the history of the 14th Infantry Regiment.
Acknowledgements:
Generals who rose from the ranks of the 14th Infantry: General Henry Hugh Shelton
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Last modified: April 07, 2015
