- Peter G. Burbules
Lieutenant General Peter G. Burbules was born of Greek immigrants in
Chicago ,Illinois , on 29 November 1931. In 1962, he received abachelor's degree inmilitary science under the Bootstrap Program at theUniversity of Omaha . Burbules also earned amaster's degree inbusiness administration fromBabson College in 1970. In addition, he graduated from the U.S. Army Ordnance School, the U.S. Armed Forces Staff College in 1971, and theNaval War College in 1976. General Burbules began his military career as anenlisted man in 1952. After completingleadership training with the7th Armored Division atCamp Roberts, California , he entered Officers Candidate School and wascommissioned asecond lieutenant in theOrdnance Corps in May 1954.Career
Burbules served in a variety of important
career building assignments. Included were tours of duty atFort Huachuca (1954 to 1957);Korea (1957 to 1958); the Defense Atomic Support Agency (1958 to 1961); Turkey (1962 to 1965); Vietnam (1967 to 1968); and as Commander of the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant (1968 to 1969). From 1965 to 1967, he served in the Project Manager's Office, General Purpose Vehicles. General Burbules commanded the Support Battalion of the 172d Arctic Light Infantry Brigade inAlaska from 1971 to 1973. His next assignment was the Office of theChief of Staff of the Army as a weapon system analyst (1973 to 1974), followed by a tour as the Executive Officer, Systems Review and Analysis Office, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, with concurrent duty as the Executive Secretary, Army Systems Acquisition Review Council. He also served as theChairman , Joint Fuze Task Group under the cognizance of the Joint Logistics Commanders from 1976 to 1977.Other key assignments included
Commander ,Tooele Army Depot ,Utah , from 1977 to 1979; Deputy Commanding General for Conventional Ammunition, Army Armament Materiel Readiness Command, Rock Island, Illinois, from 1979 to 1982; Deputy Executive Director for Conventional Ammunition, Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (nowU.S. Army Materiel Command ) from February 1982 to October 1983; Commanding General, Army Armament, Munitions, and Chemical Command,Rock Island, Illinois , from October 1983 to July 1985; Commanding General of theU.S. Army Missile Command from 2 August 1985 to 12 May 1986; and Deputy Commanding General (Materiel Readiness), Army Materiel Command from May 1986 until his retirement from active duty in October 1987.Awards
Burbules was awarded a variety of decorations. He received the
Distinguished Service Medal , theLegion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), theMeritorious Service Medal , theJoint Service Commendation Medal , and the Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster). In 1992, he was inducted into the U.S. Army Ordnance Hall of Fame.References
http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/chron5/burbules.html
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