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John Walter Hendrix
John Walter Hendrix
	General John W. Hendrix
Born	September 22, 1942 (age 81); Bulloch County, Georgia
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1965—2001
Rank	General
Commands held	Forces Command; V Corps; 3rd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Vietnam War; Cold War; Kosovo War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Army Distinguished Service Medal (2); Silver Star (2); Legion of Merit (4)

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John Walter Hendrix (Born September 22, 1942) is a retired United States Army four-star general, and served as Commander, United States Army Forces Command from 1999 to 2001.

Military career

Hendrix was born on September 22, 1942, in Bulloch County, Georgia,^[1] and received his commission after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1965 with a degree in electrical engineering.Hendrix is of English, Scottish, Italian and Arbereshe Descent.^[2] He earned a master's degree in history in 1978 from Middle Tennessee State University,^[3] and is a graduate of both the U.S. Army War College and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

His other commands include V Corps in this position he served as commanding general of Task Force Hawk;^[4] 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; and the United States Army Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Georgia.

He also served as deputy chief of staff for operations, United States Army Europe and 7th Army; assistant division commander, 1st Armored Division during the Persian Gulf War; executive officer to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, Belgium; and assistant commandant, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning.

He completed several NATO assignments during the Cold War, including commander of 2nd Brigade, 8th Infantry Division, and served two tours of duty as a rifle company commander in the Republic of Vietnam. He retired from the Army in 2001.

Awards and decorations

Combat Infantryman Badge

Basic Army Aviator Badge

Ranger tab

Master Parachutist Badge

Army Staff Identification Badge

Silver German Parachutist Badge

1st Armored Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

13th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

? Overseas Service Bars

Defense Distinguished Service Medal

Army Distinguished Service Medal

Silver Star with one bronze oak leaf cluster

Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters

Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and three oak leaf clusters

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Air Medal with bronze award numeral 4

Army Commendation Medal with Valor device and silver oak leaf cluster

Army Presidential Unit Citation

Valorous Unit Award

Meritorious Unit Commendation

National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star

Vietnam Service Medal with six service stars

Southwest Asia Service Medal with two service stars

Army Service Ribbon

Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 4

Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm and gold star

Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation

Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation

Vietnam Campaign Medal

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Post military

In retirement, Hendrix sits on the board of advisors of the National Infantry Foundation^[5] and worked for United Defense Industries.^[6] He was National Chairman of the Military Officers Association of America.^[7]

References

^ General Officer Announcement 303-97, June 10, 1997
^ "Hendrix Nominated to be FORSCOM Commander". Tech Topics. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Winter 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
^ ROTC celebrates 50 years at MTSU Archived 2006-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Air Force Magazine articl on Task Force Hawk http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2002/February%202002/0202hawk.aspx
^ National Infantry Foundation Board of advisors Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ SEC Info United Defense Industries
^ MOAA Florida newsletter Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: [1]

[1] General Officer Announcement 303-97, June 10, 1997

[2] "Hendrix Nominated to be FORSCOM Commander". Tech Topics. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Winter 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

[3] ROTC celebrates 50 years at MTSU Archived 2006-09-14 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Air Force Magazine articl on Task Force Hawk http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2002/February%202002/0202hawk.aspx

[5] National Infantry Foundation Board of advisors Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

[6] SEC Info United Defense Industries

[7] MOAA Florida newsletter Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine

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