| 词条 | Roy Thurman | |||||||||||||
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|name=John Royster Thurman III |birth_date= {{birth date|1924|4|11}} |death_date= {{death date and age|2004|4|24|1924|4|11}} |image= |caption=Lieutenant General John R. Thurman III |nickname=Roy |birth_place= Lexington, Kentucky |death_place= Walter Reed Army Medical Center |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery |allegiance=United States of America |branch= United States Army |serviceyears=1946–1979 |rank= Lieutenant General |unit= |commands=Battery Commander, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division 1948–49 Battery Commander, 674th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion, 11th Airborne Division 1949–51 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 8th Artillery, 25th Infantry Division 1967–68 Deputy Chief of Staff (Plans), III Marine Amphibious Force, Vietnam 1970 Assistant Division Commander, 25th Infantry Division 1970–71 Assistant Division Commander, 8th Infantry Division 1971–72 Director of Planning & Program Analysis, Office of Army Assistant Vice Chief of Staff 1972–75 Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division 1975–76 Commandant, Command & General Staff College 1976–77 Deputy Commanding General (Combined Arms), Army Training & Doctrine |battles= Korean War Vietnam War |awards=Legion of Merit with 5 oak leaf clusters Bronze Star with "V" device and 4 oak leaf clusters Defense Distinguished Service Medal |relations=General Maxwell Reid Thurman (brother) |laterwork= }} John Royster "Roy" Thurman III (1924–2004) was a United States Army lieutenant general. LifeEducationThurman was a 1946 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He was also a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College ('60), the Naval War College ('65), and Harvard University's six-week Advanced Management Program ('69). George Washington University awarded Lieutenant General Thurman an MS in international affairs. ServiceA combat decorated veteran, he held commands during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He last served as Deputy Commanding General, Army Training & Doctrine before retiring in 1979 after 32 years of continuous service with US Armed Forces. Roy Thurman was the older brother of General Maxwell Reid Thurman. Thurman's remains are interred at the Arlington National Cemetery.[1][2] AwardsSome of Lieutenant General Thurman's military awards and honors include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 Oak leaf Cluster, a Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device and 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal with 34 oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and a Master Parachutist Badge.
References1. ^ Thurman Zumwalt Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:Thurman, Roy}}2. ^ Arlington National Cemetery's official biography 12 : 1924 births|2004 deaths|United States Army generals|American army personnel of the Korean War|American army personnel of the Vietnam War|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery|Military personnel from Lexington, Kentucky|George Washington University alumni|United States Military Academy alumni|Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program attendees |
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