US Army Major General. He joined the National Guard in 1940 and attended the University of Nebraska until World War II. He completed officer training and served in Europe with the 134th Infantry Regiment. Greenlief continued in the National Guard, graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1955, and attained the rank of Colonel before moving to the National Guard Bureau in 1960. He was Director of the Army National Guard from 1970 to 1971, and Chief of the National Guard Bureau from 1971 until 1974. Greenlief worked to obtain better benefits and equipment for the National Guard during the military's post-Vietnam restructuring, and increased recruitment of minorities and women. His awards included the Army and Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart (4) and Combat Infantryman Badge. After retiring from the military he was Executive Vice President of the National Guard Association of the United States. The Nebraska National Guard's training facility in Hastings is named for him, as is the Army National Guard's award for excellence in Aviation. He had six children with his first wife Mavis Maxine Burt (1922-1988). He was survived by his second wife, Phyllis.
Military Information: MG, US ARMY
Military Information: MG, US ARMY
US Army Major General. He joined the National Guard in 1940 and attended the University of Nebraska until World War II. He completed officer training and served in Europe with the 134th Infantry Regiment. Greenlief continued in the National Guard, graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1955, and attained the rank of Colonel before moving to the National Guard Bureau in 1960. He was Director of the Army National Guard from 1970 to 1971, and Chief of the National Guard Bureau from 1971 until 1974. Greenlief worked to obtain better benefits and equipment for the National Guard during the military's post-Vietnam restructuring, and increased recruitment of minorities and women. His awards included the Army and Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart (4) and Combat Infantryman Badge. After retiring from the military he was Executive Vice President of the National Guard Association of the United States. The Nebraska National Guard's training facility in Hastings is named for him, as is the Army National Guard's award for excellence in Aviation. He had six children with his first wife Mavis Maxine Burt (1922-1988). He was survived by his second wife, Phyllis.
Military Information: MG, US ARMY
Military Information: MG, US ARMY
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