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This is a list of commanders of the US 101st Airborne Division of the
This is a list of commanders of the US 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
* MG William C. Lee
Major General William Carey Lee (March 12, 1895 –June 25, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in World War I and World War II, during which he commanded the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles". Lee is ...
August-42 – February-44
* BG Don F. Pratt 6-February-44 – 14-March-44Acting division commanders.
* MG Maxwell D. Taylor March-44 – August-45
* BG Anthony C. McAuliffe 5-December-44 – 26-December-44
* BG William N. Gillmore August-45 – September-45
* BG Gerald St. C. Mickle September-45 – October-45
* BG Stuart Cutler October-45 – November-45
* MG William R. Schmidt July-48 – May-49
* MG Cornelius E. Ryan August-50 – May-51
* MG Ray E. Porter May-51 – May-53
* MG Paul DeWitt Adams May-53 – December-53
* MG Riley F. Ennis May-54 – October-55
* MG Frank S. Bowen October-55 – March-56
* MG Thomas L. Sherburne, Jr. May-56 – March-58
* MG William C. Westmoreland
William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was a United States Army general, most notably commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from ...
April-58 – June-60
* MG Ben Harrell June-60 – July-61
* MG C.W.G. Rich July-61 – February-63
* MG Harry H. Critz
Lieutenant General Harry Herndon Critz (26 February 1912 – 2 May 1982) was a native Texan, born in Teague. Rising through the ranks during periods of war, his final post was as Commanding General of Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas.
Whi ...
February-63 – March-64
* MG Beverly E. Powell March-64 – March-66
* MG Ben Sternberg
Major General Ben Sternberg (28 February 19142 January 2004) was a United States Army officer who served in World War II and the Vietnam War.
Early life
Sternberg was born in Starke, Florida on 28 February 1914. He enlisted in the Florida Nati ...
March-66 – July-67
* MG Olinto M. Barsanti July-67 – July-68
* MG Melvin Zais
Melvin Zais (May 8, 1916 – May 7, 1981) was a United States Army general who served in the Second World War and Vietnam War.
Military career
A 1933 graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School, Zais attended the University of New Hampshire and gradu ...
July-68 – May-69
* MG John M. Wright May-69 – May-70
* MG John J. Hennessey
John Joseph Timothy Hennesseyhttp://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/United_States_Military_Academy_West_Point_Howitzer_Yearbook/1944/Page_384.html (August 20, 1921 – March 20, 2001) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Co ...
May-70 – February-71
* MG Thomas M. Tarpley February-71 – April-72
* MG John H. Cushman
John Holloway Cushman (October 3, 1921 – November 8, 2017) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.
Cushman was born in Tianjin, China while his father, Horace Oscar Cushman, was serving in the 15th Infantry.
He was a 1944 graduate ...
April-72 – August-73
* MG Sidney Bryan Berry
Sidney Bryan Berry (February 10, 1926 – July 1, 2013) was a United States Army Lieutenant General, Superintendent of West Point (1974–1977), and Commissioner of Public Safety for the state of Mississippi (1980–1984).
Early life and educa ...
August-73 – July-74
* MG John W. McEnery August-74 – February-76
* MG John A. Wickham Jr. March-76 – March-78
* MG John N. Brandenburg
John Nelson Brandenburg (April 29, 1929 – January 14, 2020) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was commander of I Corps at Fort Lewis from 1981 to 1984. He was also a commander of the 101st Airborne Division (1978–1980).
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March-78 – June-80
* MG Jack V. Mackmull June-80 – August-81
* MG Charles W. Bagnal
Lieutenant General Charles Wilson Bagnal (April 15, 1934 – June 30, 2015) was a United States Army officer. He was commander of the United States Army Western Command (later United States Army Pacific), from 1985 to 1989. Previously he was De ...
August-81 – August-83
* MG James E. Thompson Jr.
James Edward Thompson Jr. (October 13, 1935 – June 8, 2017) was a United States Army officer. He attained the rank of Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general and was a commander of the 101st Airborne Division and First United St ...
August-83 – June-85
* MG Burton D. Patrick June-85 – May-87
* MG Teddy G. Allen May-87 – August-89
* MG J. H. Binford Peay III August-89 – June-91
* MG John E. Miller
John Elvis Miller (May 15, 1888 – January 30, 1981) was a United States representative and United States Senator from Arkansas and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas ...
June-91 - July-93
* MG John M. Keane July-93 – March-95
* MG William F. "Buck" Kernan November-96 – February-98
* MG Robert T. Clark
Lieutenant general (United States), Lieutenant General Robert T. Clark is a retired United States Army officer.
His last assignment was as the Commanding General, Fifth United States Army (later United States Army North) which he commanded from ...
February-98 – June-00
* MG Richard A. Cody
Richard Arthur "Dick" Cody (born August 2, 1950) is a retired United States Army general who served as the 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from June 24, 2004 to July 31, 2008. He retired from the Army on August 1, 2008.
Early l ...
June-00 – July-02
* MG David H. Petraeus
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
July-02 – May-04
* MG Thomas R. Turner II May-04 – November-06
* MG Jeffrey J. Schloesser November-06 – July-09
* MG John F. Campbell July-09 – August-11
* MG James C. McConville August-11 – June-14
* MG Gary J. Volesky June-14 – January-17
* MG Andrew P. Poppas January-17 – February-19
* MG Brian E. Winski February-19 – March-21
* MG Joseph P. McGee March-21 – Present
References
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