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Bernhard T. Mittemeyer
Bernhard T. Mittemeyer
Born	October 30, 1930 (age 93); Paramaribo, Surinam (The Netherlands)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1957–1985
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	Surgeon General of the United States Army
Battles/wars	Cold War; Vietnam War
Awards	Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster); Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star with V Device (with Oak Leaf Cluster); Meritorious Service Medal; Air Medal; Army Commendation Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Combat Medical Badge; Senior Parachutist Badge; Vietnam Service Medal with Three Campaign Stars; Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star (Vietnamese); Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class (Vietnamese); Medical Meritorious Award, First Class (Vietnamese); Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class (Vietnamese); Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Other work	Chief of urological surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Bernhard Theodore Mittemeyer (born October 30, 1930)^[1] is a retired lieutenant general, who served as Surgeon General of the United States Army between 1981 and 1985.^[2]

Early life, education, and career

At age 14, Mittemeyer emigrated to the United States during World War II.

While attending college at Moravian College and medical school at Temple University School of Medicine, he was deferred from the draft. However, after graduation, he was drafted into the Army in 1957. Following initial accession training, he volunteered for the airborne forces since the 101st and 82nd had liberated his home country of the Netherlands during the war. He was assigned to the 101st. After six months, he became the division surgeon for General Westmoreland.

Soon thereafter, however, Mittemeyer announced his resignation to Gen. Westmoreland. When Gen. Westmorland inquired why he was leaving, Mittemeyer pointed out that he was not in the regular army since he was not a citizen. Westmoreland arranged his citizenship so that he could become part of the regular army. Mittemeyer then accepted an Army urological residency. In 1968, he deployed to Vietnam.

During his tenure as Surgeon General of the Army and working in Military District of Washington (MDW), he instituted Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), later adopted by MDW-wide and now simply called Physical Fitness Test (PFT), a set of fitness tests including push-ups, sit-ups, and a timed two-mile run that now applies to all 85,000 military employees of MDW.^[3]

After serving as Surgeon General of the Army, he retired on February 28, 1985,^[2] and is now the chief of urological surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Awards and decorations

	Combat Medical Badge
Senior Parachutist Badge
101st Airborne Division Combat Service Identification Badge
	Vietnam Master Parachutist Badge

	Army Distinguished Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Distinguished Flying Cross
	Bronze Star with "V" device and oak leaf cluster
	Meritorious Service Medal
	Air Medal with bronze award numeral 1
	Army Commendation Medal
	Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
	National Defense Service Medal
	Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars
	Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 1
	Vietnam Gallantry Cross with bronze star
	Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class
	Civil Actions Medal, 1st class
	Vietnam Medical Meritorious Award, First Class
	Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
	Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation
	Vietnam Campaign Medal

References

^ Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, Cengage Learning. 1980–2011.
^ ^a ^b "RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER of BERNHARD THEODORE MITTEMEYER". Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Mary T. Sarnecky. A Contemporary History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Government Printing Office. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-0-16-086913-6.

[1] Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, Cengage Learning. 1980–2011.

[Military-2] "RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER of BERNHARD THEODORE MITTEMEYER". Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Mary T. Sarnecky. A Contemporary History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Government Printing Office. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-0-16-086913-6.

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-* [[Legion of Merit]] (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
+|[[File:Combat Medical Badge, 1st award.svg|85px]]
-* [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]
+|[[Combat Medical Badge]]
-* [[Bronze Star Medal]] with V Device (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
+|-
-* [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]
+|[[File:USAFSeniorParatrooper.jpg|90px]] [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Senior Parachutist Badge]]
-* [[Air Medal]]
+|-
-* [[Army Commendation Medal]]
+|[[File:101st Airborne Division CSIB.png|75px]] [[101st Airborne Division]] [[Combat Service Identification Badge]]
-* [[National Defense Service Medal]]
+|-
-* [[Combat Medical Badge]]
+|[[File:ViPaBa.jpg|80px]]
-* [[Senior Parachutist Badge]]
+|Vietnam Master Parachutist Badge
-* [[Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal]]
+|}
-* [[Vietnam Service Medal]]  with Three Campaign Stars
+{|
-* [[Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)|Cross of Gallantry]] with Bronze Star (Vietnamese)
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-* [[Civil Actions Honor Medal]], First Class (Vietnamese)
+|[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]]
-* [[Medical Meritorious Award]], First Class (Vietnamese)
+|-
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+|[[Legion of Merit]] with one bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]
+|-
+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon|width=60}}
+|[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]
+|-
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+|[[Bronze Star]] with [["V" device]] and oak leaf cluster
+|-
+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
+|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]
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+|[[Air Medal]] with bronze [[award numeral]] 1
+|-
+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
+|[[Commendation Medal#Army|Army Commendation Medal]]
+|-
+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
+|[[Meritorious Unit Commendation|Army Meritorious Unit Commendation]]
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+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
+|[[National Defense Service Medal]]
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+|[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with three bronze [[service star]]s
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+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
+|[[Army Service Ribbon]]
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+|[[Overseas Service Ribbon|Army Overseas Service Ribbon]] with award numeral 1
+|-
+|[[File:Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star (South Vietnam).png|60px]]
+|[[Vietnam Gallantry Cross]] with bronze star
+|-
+|[[File:Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal Ribbon.png|60px]]
+|Vietnam [[Armed Forces Honor Medal]], 1st class
+|-
+|[[File:Civil Actions Medal(Individual Award).png|60px]]
+|[[Civil Actions Medal]], 1st class
+|-
+|[[File:Noribbon.svg|60px]]
+|Vietnam [[Medical Meritorious Award]], First Class
+|-
+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.png|width=60}}
+|[[Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation]]
+|-
+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Civil Action Unit Citation.png|width=60}}
+|[[Vietnam Civil Actions Medal|Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation]]
+|-
+|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=60}}
+|[[Vietnam Campaign Medal]]
+|}
 ==References==