James J. Lindsay

General James J. Lindsay (1986)

James Joseph Lindsay (* 10. October 1932 in Portage , Wisconsin ) is a former general of the US Army , the last from 1987 to 1990 the first Commanding General of the US commandos for special operations ( US Special Operations Command ) was.

Life

Lindsay began officer training at the Infantry Officer Candidate School on February 12, 1952, which he completed on May 20, 1953. After various posts as an officer, he was a major in 1964 during the Vietnam War, advising a battalion of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and was awarded a Silver Star for the first time on February 2, 1965 . As a lieutenant colonel , he was in 1968 in Vietnam commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 60th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 9th Infantry Division ( 9th Infantry Division ) and received for his achievements there on June 24, 1968, July 1 1968 and August 24, 1968 a bronze oak leaf branch instead of a second, third and fourth Silver Star and on February 10, 1969 the Distinguished Service Cross . In addition, he was awarded the Legion of Merit for his services in the Vietnam War .

After further uses in the US Army Major General Lindsay took over on 1 February 1981 by Major General Guy S. Meloy the post as commander of the 82nd Airborne Division ( 82nd Airborne Division ) and had this to its replacement by Major General Edward Trobaugh on June 24, 1983 inside. He was then between June 1983 and his replacement by Major General John W. Foss in April 1984 at Fort Benning- based US Army Infantry School. He was the successor of Lieutenant General Jack V. Mackmull between April 1984 and his replacement by Lieutenant General John W. Foss in October 1986 as Lieutenant General Commander of the XVIII. US Airborne Corps ( XVIII Airborne Corps ) and site commander of Fort Bragg , one of the largest bases of the US Army. For his services during this time he was awarded an Army Distinguished Service Medal for the first time on October 8, 1986 . In 1986 he replaced General Fred K. Mahaffey as commander in chief of the US readiness command REDCOM (United States Readiness Command) and held this function until the command was dissolved in 1987.

Most recently, Lindsay became the first commanding general of the US Special Operations Command USSOCOM ( US Special Operations Command ), which emerged from the US readiness command REDCOM on April 16, 1987 and remained in this post until June 27, 1990, whereupon General Carl W. Stiner his Succeeded. For his services during this time he received a bronze oak leaf branch on May 4, 1990 instead of a second Army Distinguished Service Medal. In 1990 he left active military service and retired.

Awards

Selection of awards, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

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Entry in the Hall of Valor

personal data
SURNAME	Lindsay, James J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lindsay, James Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American officer, general in the US Army
DATE OF BIRTH	October 10, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Portage , Wisconsin