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Joseph T. Palastra Jr.

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|birth_date= {{birth date|1931|11|10}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|2015|03|03|1931|11|10}}
|birth_place=Kittery, Maine^[1]
|death_place=Highlandville, Missouri
|image=Joseph Thomas Palastra JR.jpg
|caption=General Joseph T. Palastra Jr.
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|branch= United States Army
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|rank=General
|unit=
|commands=Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command
|battles= Vietnam War
|awards=Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star with "V" (3)
Air Medal (8)
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Joseph Thomas Palastra Jr. (November 10, 1931 – March 3, 2015) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM) from 1986 to 1989. During his tenure, in 1987, the title was changed to Commander in Chief, Forces Command (CINCFOR). He was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame, class of 2010.

Military career

A native of New Hampshire,^[2] he began his career as a second lieutenant after graduating in 1954 from the United States Military Academy. Palastra also holds a master of business administration degree from Auburn University. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the Air War College.

Prior to commanding FORSCOM, Palastra commanded I Corps and Fort Lewis, Washington. His other key assignments include Commanding General, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Fort Polk, Louisiana; Chief of Staff, Eighth United States Army/United States Forces Korea; and Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

In 1968 and 1969 Palastra served in Vietnam as Commander, B Company, 4th Aviation Battalion, and as Commander, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry, in Vietnam's highlands. Palastra was a war-plans staff officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations, Washington, D.C., and, after attending the Air War College, returned to Washington to serve as a force structure analyst in the Office of the Chief of Staff.

Palastra has also commanded the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and served as Deputy Director for Estimates in the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Awards and decorations

Combat Infantryman Badge

Army Senior Aviator Badge

Ranger tab

Senior Parachutist Badge

Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge

Army Staff Identification Badge

number=1\|type=oak\|name=Defense Distinguished Service ribbon\|width=60}}	Defense Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Army Distinguished Service Medal
number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=Silver Star BAR.svg\|width=60}}	Silver Star
number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Legion of Merit
number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Bronze Star with "V" device and two oak leaf clusters
number=1\|type=oak\|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
number=0\|type=award-star\|ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Air Medal with bronze award numeral 8
number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Army Presidential Unit Citation
number=1\|type=service-star\|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
number=0\|type=service-star\|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with one service star
number=0\|type=oak\|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Army Service Ribbon
number=0\|type=numeral\|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Army Overseas Service Ribbon
number=0\|type=award-star\|ribbon=Vietnamese Gallantry Cross ribbon.svg\|width=60}}	Vietnam Gallantry Cross with bronze star
number=\|type=\|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg\|width=60}}	Vietnam Campaign Medal

Palastra is married to the former Anne Rich. They have a son and four daughters. He died in 2015 in Highlandville, Missouri where he lived.^[3]^[1]

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.adamsfuneralhome.net/obituaries/Gen-Joseph-Palastra/#!/Obituary|title=Gen. Joseph Thomas Palastra Jr.|work=Gen. Joseph Thomas Palastra Jr. Obituary}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NVFAAQAAIAAJ&q=Palastra,+Joseph+T+1931&dq=Palastra,+Joseph+T+1931&hl=en&ei=aqKPTYK9HsSC0QHxuqycCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ|title=Supplement to Who's who in America|work=google.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ranger.org/page-577054/3257536|title=US Army Ranger Association, Inc. - GEN (Ret) Joseph T. Palastra Jr. -- RHOF 2010 -- dies in Highlandville, Missouri|work=ranger.org|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407030049/http://www.ranger.org/page-577054/3257536|archivedate=2015-04-07|df=}}

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