David M. Maddox

David M. Maddox
General David M. Maddox
Born	April 5, 1938 (1938-04-05) (age 73) Chicago, Illinois
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1960-1995
Rank	General
Commands held	U.S. Army Europe

David M. Maddox (born April 5, 1938)^[1] is a retired United States Army four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG) from 1992 to 1993; Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe (CINCUSAREUR) from 1993 to 1994. He is a 1960 graduate of Virginia Military Institute. He received his MS in Applied Science (Operations Research) from Southern Illinois University in 1969.

Maddox spent much of his time towards the end of his career transitioning the army in Europe to a post-Cold War stance. After retiring from the army, Maddox has worked as an independent consultant to industry and the government. He has also served on the Defense Science Board and Army Science Board, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, and the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs.^[2]

In October 2007, Maddox was part of a six member panel appointed by Secretary of the Army Pete Geren that issued a report critical of the Pentagon's procedures for appointing and supervising contracting officers.^[3] He received the Military Operations Research Society's Wanner Award for outstanding contributions to the progress of this advanced profession and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences' J. Steinhardt prize for lifetime contributions to the practical applications of OR techniques for the solution of military problems.

References

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1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Letter to Senators urging U.S. to not endorse torture
3. ^ Panel Faults Army’s Wartime Contracting

• Vance R. Wanner Memorial Award bio
• National Academy of Engineering Elects 76 Members and 11 Foreign Associates
• INFORMS J. Steinhard prize for lifetime service.
• VMI Army Hall of Fame

Military offices
Preceded by Crosbie E. Saint	Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe July 9, 1992 to December 19, 1994	Succeeded by William W. Crouch

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Name	Maddox, David M.
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Date of birth	April 5, 1938
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
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