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George S. Eckhardt

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George Stafford Eckhardt
Major general George S. Eckhardt
Born(1912-04-18)April 18, 1912
Kansas
DiedSeptember 7, 1995(1995-09-07) (aged 83)
Buried
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUS Army
Years of service1935–1975
RankMajor general
Commands9th Infantry Division
Commandant of the Army War College
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (4)

George Stafford Eckhardt (18 April 1912 – 7 September 1995) was a United States Army Major general who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Military career

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He attended West Point in the class of 1935.

In December 1966 he commanded the 9th Infantry Division and deployed it to South Vietnam. He commanded the division in combat until June 1967 when he was assigned as Deputy Commanding General, II Field Force, Vietnam. In January 1968 he became the Commanding General of the Delta Military Assistance Command and Senior Advisor, IV Corps Tactical Zone, with headquarters in Cần Thơ, and remained in these positions until mid-1969.[1]

From 7 July 1969 to 15 March 1971 he served as Commandant of the Army War College.

In April 1971 he returned to South Vietnam as Special Assistant to the Deputy Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, for Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eckhardt, George (1974). Vietnam Studies Command and Control 1950–1969 (PDF). Department of the Army. p. iv. ISBN 9781782893677.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.