John W. Foss

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General John W. Foss (1989)

John William Foss (born February 13, 1933 in Hutchinson , Minnesota , † April 25, 2020 ) was an American officer and general in the US Army , the commanding general of the XVIII. Airborne Corps ( XVIII Airborne Corps ) and between 1989 and 1991 commander of the Army Command for training and operational training and development TRADOC ( US Army Training and Doctrine Command ) .

Life

John William Foss began his military career in April 1950 as he in the 136th Infantry Regiment of the National Guard of Minnesota came in and was taken to active duty infantry 1,951th He trained as an officer at the US Military Academy in West Point and was after its conclusion with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in 1956 as a lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) of the infantry in the US Army adopted. This was followed by numerous assignments as an officer and staff officer, for example as a platoon leader in the 504th Infantry Regiment stationed in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the 187th Infantry Regiment deployed in Lebanon and later as a company commander of a rifle company of the 3rd Battalion of the 32nd Infantry Regiment stationed in South Korea . During the Vietnam War he was operations officer of the 4th Infantry Division ( 4th Infantry Division ) and later as a Major from 1967 to 1968 commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 12th Infantry Regiment. For his military service there he received the Silver Star , the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross twice . He completed postgraduate studies in public administration at Shippensburg State College with a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and was both an instructor at the US Military Academy and, as part of an exchange program, first US instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . For his work as an officer in the training and education command from 1973 to 1977 he was again honored with the Legion of Merit.

Foss was also G-3 staff officer of the III. US Corps ( III Corps ) and between 1980 and 1982 head of the United Military Advisory Group in the Philippines , for which he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal . As Brigadier General (Brigadier General) , he served as commanding general of the Training Command stationed in Germany Seventh US Army ( Seventh US Army ) as well as commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division ( 1st Cavalry Division ) . He then served as Major General (Major General) between March 1984 and January 1986 Commander of the Army Infantry School (US Army Infantry School) as well as location Commander in Fort Benning and at the same time head of the infantry (US Army Chief of Infantry) . Then he was to succeed Major General Bobby B. Porter between 10 January and his replacement by Gen. Raphael J. Hallada on October 10, 1986 commander of the 82nd Airborne Division ( 82nd Airborne Division ) .

As Lieutenant General (Lieutenant General) John W. Foss in 1986 successor Lieutenant General in October James J. Lindsay as Commanding General of the Commanding General of the XVIII. Luftlandkorps ( XVIII Airborne Corps ) and remained in this use until his replacement in 1988 by Lieutenant General Carl W. Stiner . For his services there he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal . He then served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans from 1988 to 1989 and was again honored with the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his services there. Most recently, General Foss replaced General Maxwell R. Thurman as Commander of the Army Command for Training and Operational Training and Development TRADOC ( US Army Training and Doctrine Command ) on August 2, 1989 , and remained in this post until August 22, 1991, whereupon General Frederick M. Franks junior succeeded him. For his services in this service he received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for the third time and the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal . He finally retired on September 1, 1991.

After his retirement, he was Chairman of the Commission of the Army Reserve Command ( US Army Reserve Command ) and advisor to various companies in the arms and defense industry. He was also a member of the advisory board of the ( Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs ) , a conservative think tank , and the National Infantry Foundation . He also taught as a senior mentor the tray warfare at the Armed Forces Staff College and is also Senior Scientist (Senior Fellow ) at the Institute of Land Warfare of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). He was inducted into the US Army Ranger Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Doughboy Award from the National Infantry Association in September 2009 . In May 2013 he was awarded the Distinguished Graduate at West Point .

His marriage to Gloria Foss, who died in 2014, resulted in two sons and a daughter.

Awards

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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Former TRADOC Commander Gen. John Foss Dies. In: Association of the United States Army. April 27, 2020, accessed on May 22, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Foss, John W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Foss, John William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American military, general in the US Army
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Hutchinson , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 2020