Gruenther, Alfred, GEN

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
General
Last Service Branch
Field Artillery
Last Primary MOS
2010-Chief of Staff
Primary Unit
1953-1956, 0002, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Service Years
1918 - 1956
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Field Artillery
General
Six Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Nebraska
Nebraska
 Year of Birth
1899
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Platte Center
Date of Passing
May 30, 1983		  
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia

 Official Badges 

Army Staff Identification US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Artillery Shoulder Cord


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1983, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Served as president of the American Red Cross from 1957 - 1964.

Youngest 4 - star general in US Army history.
   
   1947-1949, 2010, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Office of Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)

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Lieutenant General		 MOS
2010-Chief of Staff
Base, Fort or City
Pentagon		State/Country
District Of Columbia
  
 
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Last Updated: Oct 17, 2018
   
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Director of the Joint Staff.
   
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Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
Cheadle, Henry, BG, (1913-1951) 59A Brigadier General
Truman, Louis Watson, LTG, (1926-1967) 2162 Colonel
Bradley, Omar, GA, (1915-1981) General of the Army
Bradley, Omar, GA, (1915-1981) General
Office of Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)
Hull, John Edwin, GEN, (1917-1955) IM 2025 Lieutenant General
Lanham, Charles, MG, (1924-1954) USA 0002 Major General
White House Military Office
Spalding, Sidney, MG, (1912-1951) USA Major General

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