USMA Class of 1945. Major General.
Upon graduation from West Point in 1945, he chose to join the Infantry. During his career he was company commander with the 7th Division in Korea and Deputy Commander of the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam. He served as the Chief of Staff of the 82nd Airborne Division from 1967 to 1968. He commanded the 5th Armored Division from 1970 to 1972 and was a rated pilot in both airplanes and helicopters. From 1949 to 1952, he was a member of the English faculty at West Point. He did postgraduate work at the British Staff College, the National War College, Columbia University, earning a Master of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature and George Washington University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs. In 1972, he took early retirement from the Army as a Major General to return to Alaska. During 1973 to 1974, he left to serve as Deputy Chief of the White House Staff to President Nixon and returned to his adopted state in 1974 for the El Paso trans-Alaska gas pipeline project. From 1977 to 1979, he was Senior Vice-President of the Alaska Pacific Bank. At the time of his death he was the Executive Director of the world’s fair project, Alaska 1984. He died on the morning of May 4, 1980 when his Cessna 185 crashed into the east face of Mount Susitna about 30 miles northwest of Anchorage. He was survived by his wife of 35 years, Jean M. Bennett, two sons, two daughters and two granddaughters. His father, Chaplain (Major General, United States Army Retired) Ivan L. Bennett Sr., died shortly after his accident. His mother, Ruby J. Bennett, lived in Arlington, Virginia at the time of his death. At his request, his remains were cremated and scattered without ceremony over Cook Inlet in Alaska.
Upon graduation from West Point in 1945, he chose to join the Infantry. During his career he was company commander with the 7th Division in Korea and Deputy Commander of the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam. He served as the Chief of Staff of the 82nd Airborne Division from 1967 to 1968. He commanded the 5th Armored Division from 1970 to 1972 and was a rated pilot in both airplanes and helicopters. From 1949 to 1952, he was a member of the English faculty at West Point. He did postgraduate work at the British Staff College, the National War College, Columbia University, earning a Master of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature and George Washington University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs. In 1972, he took early retirement from the Army as a Major General to return to Alaska. During 1973 to 1974, he left to serve as Deputy Chief of the White House Staff to President Nixon and returned to his adopted state in 1974 for the El Paso trans-Alaska gas pipeline project. From 1977 to 1979, he was Senior Vice-President of the Alaska Pacific Bank. At the time of his death he was the Executive Director of the world’s fair project, Alaska 1984. He died on the morning of May 4, 1980 when his Cessna 185 crashed into the east face of Mount Susitna about 30 miles northwest of Anchorage. He was survived by his wife of 35 years, Jean M. Bennett, two sons, two daughters and two granddaughters. His father, Chaplain (Major General, United States Army Retired) Ivan L. Bennett Sr., died shortly after his accident. His mother, Ruby J. Bennett, lived in Arlington, Virginia at the time of his death. At his request, his remains were cremated and scattered without ceremony over Cook Inlet in Alaska.
USMA Class of 1945. Major General.
Upon graduation from West Point in 1945, he chose to join the Infantry. During his career he was company commander with the 7th Division in Korea and Deputy Commander of the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam. He served as the Chief of Staff of the 82nd Airborne Division from 1967 to 1968. He commanded the 5th Armored Division from 1970 to 1972 and was a rated pilot in both airplanes and helicopters. From 1949 to 1952, he was a member of the English faculty at West Point. He did postgraduate work at the British Staff College, the National War College, Columbia University, earning a Master of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature and George Washington University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs. In 1972, he took early retirement from the Army as a Major General to return to Alaska. During 1973 to 1974, he left to serve as Deputy Chief of the White House Staff to President Nixon and returned to his adopted state in 1974 for the El Paso trans-Alaska gas pipeline project. From 1977 to 1979, he was Senior Vice-President of the Alaska Pacific Bank. At the time of his death he was the Executive Director of the world’s fair project, Alaska 1984. He died on the morning of May 4, 1980 when his Cessna 185 crashed into the east face of Mount Susitna about 30 miles northwest of Anchorage. He was survived by his wife of 35 years, Jean M. Bennett, two sons, two daughters and two granddaughters. His father, Chaplain (Major General, United States Army Retired) Ivan L. Bennett Sr., died shortly after his accident. His mother, Ruby J. Bennett, lived in Arlington, Virginia at the time of his death. At his request, his remains were cremated and scattered without ceremony over Cook Inlet in Alaska.
Upon graduation from West Point in 1945, he chose to join the Infantry. During his career he was company commander with the 7th Division in Korea and Deputy Commander of the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam. He served as the Chief of Staff of the 82nd Airborne Division from 1967 to 1968. He commanded the 5th Armored Division from 1970 to 1972 and was a rated pilot in both airplanes and helicopters. From 1949 to 1952, he was a member of the English faculty at West Point. He did postgraduate work at the British Staff College, the National War College, Columbia University, earning a Master of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature and George Washington University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs. In 1972, he took early retirement from the Army as a Major General to return to Alaska. During 1973 to 1974, he left to serve as Deputy Chief of the White House Staff to President Nixon and returned to his adopted state in 1974 for the El Paso trans-Alaska gas pipeline project. From 1977 to 1979, he was Senior Vice-President of the Alaska Pacific Bank. At the time of his death he was the Executive Director of the world’s fair project, Alaska 1984. He died on the morning of May 4, 1980 when his Cessna 185 crashed into the east face of Mount Susitna about 30 miles northwest of Anchorage. He was survived by his wife of 35 years, Jean M. Bennett, two sons, two daughters and two granddaughters. His father, Chaplain (Major General, United States Army Retired) Ivan L. Bennett Sr., died shortly after his accident. His mother, Ruby J. Bennett, lived in Arlington, Virginia at the time of his death. At his request, his remains were cremated and scattered without ceremony over Cook Inlet in Alaska.
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