John A. Wickham Junior

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General John Adams Wickham Jr.

John Adams Wickham Jr. (born June 25, 1928 in Dobbs Ferry , New York ) is a former American general in the US Army and Chief of Staff of the Army .

biography

After attending school, he joined the US Army and graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1950 . After studying economics and administration at Harvard University , which he completed with a Master of Arts ( MA Economics & Government ), he was a teacher at the US Military Academy in West Point from 1956 to 1960 . In 1967 he was also a graduate of the National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair .

In 1982 he became General Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army . Most recently General Wickham was from July 23, 1983 to June 23, 1987 Chief of the General Staff of the Army ( US Army Chief of Staff ).

John Wickham was also involved in the Council on Foreign Relations . After his military career, he was also active in local politics and served as President of the Sun City Council in Arizona .

Awards

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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ West Point Association of Graduates
personal data
SURNAME Wickham, John A. Junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wickham, John Adams Jr. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American general in the US Army
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Dobbs Ferry , New York