- John Edward Kelly (general)
Lieutenant General John Edward Kelly (
July 10 1911 –March 2 1995 ) was an officer in theUnited States Army born inWashington D.C. .Lt General Kelly was buried with full military honors in Section 5 of
Arlington National Cemetery .His son, Captain John Edward Kelly, Jr. United States Army, was a 1967 graduate of the
United States Military Academy and was killed in action inVietnam in 1969.Military career
Kelly held the following ranks:
*Cadet,United States Military Academy , 1932-36 (graduate no. 10504, class of 1936)
*Second Lieutenant 1936
*First Lieutenant 1939
*Captain (AUS) 1940
*Major (AUS) 1942
*Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1943
*Captain 1946
*Major 1948
*Colonel (AUS) 1952
*Lieutenant Colonel 1953
*Major General 1963
*Lieutenant General 1968Assignments
* Commanding Officer, Company C & H, 29th Infantry Regiment 1936-38
* Student, Infantry School 1938-39
* Student, Tank School 1939-40
* Commanding Officer, Company "B", 66th Infantry Regiment 1940
* Student, Laval University 1940-41
* Instructor, US. Military Academy 1941-43
* Battalion Commander, 26th Infantry Regiment 1943-44
* Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 378th Infantry Regiment 1944-45
* Assistant Chief of Staff G-4 (Supply), 95th Infantry Division 1945
* Student, Command & General Staff School 1945-46
* Instructor, US. Military Academy 1946-48
* Student, Armed Forces Staff College 1948-49
* Served with Headquarters, US. European Command 1949-52
* Student, Army War College 1952-53
* Served with Headquarters, Army Field Forces 1953-54
* Commanding Officer, 160th Infantry Regiment 1954
* Commanding Officer, 27th Infantry Regiment 1958-59
* Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations), 4th US. Army 1960-61
* Deputy Commanding General, The Infantry School & Center 1961-62
* Commander, Military Supply Mission, India 1962-65
* Commanding General, IV Corps 1965 Commanding General, 2d Armored Division 1965-67
* Assistant Army Deputy Chief of Staff (Personnel) 1967-68
* Commandant, National War College 1968-70
* Ret. 1970Honors
Distinguished Service Cross DSC-Legion of MeritBronze StarSilver Star Medal
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