Those who made it to the rank of General from the ranks of the 14th Infantry

General HENRY HUGH SHELTON

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Joint Staff

Washington, DC 20318-9999

since October 1997

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)

 

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