Olympic Athlete, United States Army General. Won a silver medal in the pentathlon in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin Germany where he was a teammate of Jesse Owens. He earned the first perfect score in the modern history of the Olympic Games in the pistol section of the competition. After the Olympics, he served in several infantry regiments and taught at West Point during World War II. He commanded two outfits in Korea, the 27th Infantry Regiment in 1953-54 and the 1st Cavalry Division in 1963-1964. He served primarily in infantry and armored units and also served as the commanding officer of a unit stationed along the Iron Curtain between East and West Germany from 1958 to 1959. He was commanding general of the Army intelligence command at Fort Holabird, Maryland, from 1964 to 1965 and commanding general of the 10th U.S. Army Corps in Seattle until 1967. He retired in 1967 with the rank of Major General.
Olympic Athlete, United States Army General. Won a silver medal in the pentathlon in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin Germany where he was a teammate of Jesse Owens. He earned the first perfect score in the modern history of the Olympic Games in the pistol section of the competition. After the Olympics, he served in several infantry regiments and taught at West Point during World War II. He commanded two outfits in Korea, the 27th Infantry Regiment in 1953-54 and the 1st Cavalry Division in 1963-1964. He served primarily in infantry and armored units and also served as the commanding officer of a unit stationed along the Iron Curtain between East and West Germany from 1958 to 1959. He was commanding general of the Army intelligence command at Fort Holabird, Maryland, from 1964 to 1965 and commanding general of the 10th U.S. Army Corps in Seattle until 1967. He retired in 1967 with the rank of Major General.
Bio by: Erik Lander
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