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Jesse R. Cross,

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was the 50th

Quartermaster General of the United States Army The Quartermaster General of the United States Army is a general officer who is responsible for the Quartermaster Corps, the Quartermaster branch of the U.S. Army. The Quartermaster General does not command Quartermaster units, but is primarily f ...

and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School at

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Military career

Brigadier General Cross is a graduate of

West Texas State University West Texas A&M University (WTAMU or WT) is a public university in Canyon, Texas. It is the northernmost campus of the Texas A&M University System and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It was established on S ...

with a

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degree in marketing and holds a

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degree in

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from the

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. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps through

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in 1979. He is a graduate of the Quartermaster Basic and Advanced Courses, the

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, and the

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. Brigadier General Cross’ past assignments include: Platoon Leader, Property Book Officer, and Shop Officer, 225th Maintenance Company,

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; Supply Control Officer, 2nd Supply and Transportation Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey,

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; Commander, Headquarters and Supply Company, 3rd Support Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis,

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; Assistant Professor of Military Science at

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, Lubbock, Texas; Supply Management Officer, Materiel Management Center, Fort Hood, Texas; Support Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 3rd Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; Logistics Staff Officer, Directorate of Logistics,

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, Florida; Commander, 125th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division,

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; Senior Forward Support Battalion Observer Controller, Combat Maneuver Training Center, at th

Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Bavaria, Hohenfels, Germany; Support Operations Officer, 3D Corps Support Command, Wiesbaden, Germany; Commander, 200th Materiel Management Center,

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, Germany; and Plans Chief, J4, United States Central Command,

, Florida. Cross was promoted to Brigadier General in a ceremony held at the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia on December 2, 2005. His last assignment was as commander of the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency. DSCP annually buys over $12.4 billion worth of food, clothing, textiles, medicines, medical supplies, construction and equipment items for American military personnel and other customers worldwide. Cross was the 50th Quartermaster General and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia relinquishing command on November 22, 2010. He commanded the Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) from June 11, 2010, to September 9, 2010.

Cross is married and has four children.

Awards and decorations

Cross was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment in 2006 and was awarded the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin in 2003.http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/generals_update/Summer%202010%20UPDATE_newsletterversion.pdf

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cross, Jesse Year of birth missing (living people) Living people West Texas A&M University alumni Florida Institute of Technology alumni United States Army generals Recipients of the Legion of Merit Quartermasters General of the United States Army Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal