Welborn G. Dolvin

Welborn G. Dolvin

Lieutenant General Welborn Griffin Dolvin was born February 8, 1916 in Siloam, Georgia and died May 17, 1991 in Stevensville, Virginia

Cadet, The Citadel, 1933-35Cadet, United States Military Academy 1935-39Graduated as No. 11582, Class of 1939

Second Lieutenant 1939First Lieutenant (AUS) 1940Captain (AUS) 1942First Lieutenant 1942Major (AUS) 1942Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1944Captain 1948Major 1951Colonel (AUS) 1951Brigadier General 1961Major General 1963Lieutenant General 1971

Served with 67th Infantry Regiment 1939-41Company Commander, 756th Tank Battalion 1941-42S2/S3 & Battalion Executive Officer at Ft. Lewis 1942-43Commanding Officer, 191st Tank Battalion 1944-46Chief, Armored Group, Tactical Section, Infantry School 1946-49Student, Command & General Staff School 1949-50Commanding Officer, 89th Tank Battalion 1950-51Chief of Staff, 25th Infantry Division 1951Served with Office of the Chief of Research & Development, US.Army 1951-53Student, Army War College 1953-54Staff & Faculty Member, The Artillery School 1954-56Served with Office of the Chief of Research & Development, US.Army 1956-59Commander, Combat Command "C", 4th Armored Division 1959-61Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 (Plans & Operations), Allied Land Forces, Central Europe (NATO) 1961-63Program Manager, Tank Development Program 1963-66Commanding General, 3rd Armored Division 1966-68Chief of Staff, Central Army Group (NATO) 1968-70Special Assistant to Commander, US. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1970Chief of Staff, US. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1970-71Commanding General, XXIV Corps, Vietnam 1971-72Commanding General, IX Corps/United States Army, Japan 1972-75Retired 1975

DoD Representative to Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations 1975-82Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Representative to Mutual Balanced Force Reduction Negotiations 1980-82

Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star (Four), Legion of Merit (Two), Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Purple Heart (Three), Distinguished Service Medal (Three)

Reference: Michael Stein, Arlington National Cemeteryhttp://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wgdolvin.htm


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • IX Corps (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=IX Corps caption=IX Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates=June 1940 – March 1950 August 1950 – September 1995 country=United States allegiance=Federal branch=Regular Army Army Reserve type=Corps role= size= command… …   Wikipedia

  • Distinguished Service Cross (United States Army) — Infobox Military Award name=Distinguished Service Cross caption=Current Distinguished Service Cross Medal and Ribbon Set awarded by=United States Army type=Medal eligibility=The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to a person who, while… …   Wikipedia

  • The Citadel (military college) — The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, is a state supported, comprehensive college located in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The Citadel is one of the six senior military colleges. The Citadel has 14 academic departments divided… …   Wikipedia

  • 3. US-Panzerdivision — 3rd Armored Division Abzeichen der 3. US Panzerdivision Spearhead Aktiv 1941 1945, 1947–1992 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Distinguished Service Cross (United States) — Distinguished Service Cross Current Distinguished Service Cross Awarded by United States Army Type Medal Eligibility …   Wikipedia

  • List of alumni of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina — This is a short list of notable alumni from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Contents 1 Military 2 Business 3 Sports 4 Government …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”