SGM Thomas B. Evans

SGM Thomas B. Evans

Sergeant Major Evans was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in July 1950. After basic training, he served with the 46th Air Defense Artillery Battalion at Fort Bliss, Texas, and was eventually assigned to duty with the Battalion S-4...
MG Cecil W. Hospelhorn

MG Cecil W. Hospelhorn

General Hospelhorn was born in Hudson, Illinois, on 3 January 1921, and began his military career as an Infantry private in 1943. He graduated from Engineer Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in 1944, and from there served as a platoon leader and...
COL Leonard L. Jackson

COL Leonard L. Jackson

Colonel Jackson entered the U.S. Army during World War II, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Artillery upon graduating from Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in July 1942. He was assigned to Italy as a Commander in Battery B, 597th Field...
COL Isodor J. Kirshrot

COL Isodor J. Kirshrot

Colonel Kirshrot began his military career as an Enlisted Soldier at Camp Lee, Virginia, in March 1942. He attended basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and after graduating from Quartermaster Officer Candidate School was commissioned second lieutenant in 1943....
MG Dean Van Lydegraf

MG Dean Van Lydegraf

General Van Lydegraf graduated from the University of Oregon in 1944, the same year he completed Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was commissioned second lieutenant in the Infantry. He immediately joined the 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry...
CSM Edward L. Shepherd

CSM Edward L. Shepherd

CSM Shepherd entered military service at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in April 1960, and attended Advanced Individual Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. His subsequent military education included graduating from the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic and...
MG James M. Wright

MG James M. Wright

General Wright was born on 10 August 1944, in Houston, Texas. After attending Officer Candidate School, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. His education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of...