Paul X. Kelley

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General Paul X. Kelley

Paul Xavier Kelley (born November 11, 1928 in Boston , Massachusetts , † December 29, 2019 in McLean , Virginia ) was an American general in the US Marine Corps , former Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) and economic manager .

Life

Military career

After attending school, Kelley studied economics at Villanova University and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science (BS Economics).

He then joined his 1950 military service in the US Marine Corps and rose to his transfer into the retirement 1987 to the General on.

After his promotion to major in March 1961, he was a liaison officer to the Royal Marines for several years before he was commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Marines Regiment during the Vietnam War in 1965 and as such was promoted to lieutenant colonel in January 1966 . During this time he received several awards and received, among other things, three times the Legion of Merit in V design ( Valor Device ), twice the Bronze Star in V design, the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Medal. In April 1970 he was promoted to colonel and commander of the 1st Marines Regiment at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton .

After his promotion to brigadier general he was on August 6, 1974 Commanding General of the 4th Marine Infantry Division in New Orleans in the Fleet Marine Force . He was later promoted to major general on June 29, 1976, director of the development center, director of the training center, and most recently, the US Marine Corps' chief of staff for requirements and programs. On February 4, 1980 he was promoted to lieutenant general and as such became the first commander of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force in the US Central Command .

On July 1, 1981, he was promoted to General and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) and held this position until June 30, 1983. He then succeeded General Robert H. Barrow as Commandant of the US Marine Corps and held this position until his retirement on June 30, 1987.

From 1990 to 1994, Kelley was chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a small independent agency of the federal executive branch that has been responsible for the construction, management and maintenance of 24 US military cemeteries and 25 monuments in Europe since 1923 , Central America , North Africa , Asia and Oceania is responsible and in the USA it manages three monuments.

Activity in the private sector

After retiring from active military service, he switched to the private sector and was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cassidy and Associates, Inc. since 1987. He was also a board member of numerous other companies such as AlliedSignal , GenCorp, Park Place Entertainment, PHH Corporation, Saul Centers, Inc ., Sturm, Ruger & Co. , UST Global and Wackenhut. He is also a partner of JF Lehman & Company.

In addition, he was involved in numerous other organizations and institutions and was president of the renowned Alfalfa Club in Washington, DC from 2007 to 2008 , of which he had been a member since 1983. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Partnership for Public Service , on the Board of Directors of the National Legal Center for the Public Interest, and on the Advisory Board of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies .

Kelley, who supported Republican candidates George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in the 2004 presidential election in the United States , also served on the Council on Foreign Relations .

Awards and honors

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

Kelly received an Honorary Doctorate from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne , Alabama in 1985.

Web links

Commons : Paul X. Kelley  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Honorary Doctorates. In: ussa.edu. United States Sports Academy, archived from the original on May 4, 2014 ; accessed on May 4, 2014 .
predecessor Office successor
Andrew J. Goodpaster Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission
1990–1994 		Fred F. Woerner
personal data
SURNAME Kelley, Paul X.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kelley, Paul Xavier (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American General (USMC)
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH 29th December 2019
Place of death McLean , Virginia