Robert William Sennewald (born November 21, 1929) is a retired

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Early life and education

Sennewald was born on November 21, 1929 in

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, Missouri as the only child of Ferdinand and Mabel Sennewald. He was commissioned in 1951 through the

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upon graduation from

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with a degree in physical education. While at Iowa State he was affiliated with

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fraternity. Sennewald is an Iowa State University Distinguished Alumni Award winner.

Military career

Sennewald's assignments included command of: 6th Battalion,

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in Vietnam; Division Artillery, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Carson, Colorado; and the United States Army Training Center at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He also served as Assistant Chief of Operations (C3/J3) for the ROK/US Forces in Korea, and Deputy Commander, United States Pacific Command. Sennewald served as Commander in Chief,

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/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander,

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/Commanding General,

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(CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA) from 1982 to 1984; and as Commanding General,

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from 1984 to 1986. Sennewald was promoted to four star rank on May 24, 1982. Sennewald retired from the United States Army in 1986. In 1994, he established Sennewald Associates which does consulting work on national security issues, and has served as Chairman of the

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, on the board of the Armed Services YMCA, and on the Advisory Council of the United States Field Artillery Association.

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Early life and education

Military career

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