Ryder, Charles Wolcott, Jr., MG

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Last Rank
Major General
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
0002-General Officer
Last MOS Group
General Officer
Primary Unit
1974-1977, United States European Command (USEUCOM)
Service Years
1942 - 1977
Infantry
Major General
Ten Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
New Jersey
New Jersey
Year of Birth
1920
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Trenton, New Jersey
Last Address
San Antonio, Texas
Date of Passing
Mar 28, 2010
 
Location of Interment
U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery (VLM) - West Point, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot: Columbarium (beneath Old Cadet Chapel)

 Official Badges 

199th Infantry Brigade 4th Infantry Division Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007)




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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2010, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Major General, U.S. Army, retired. 6304 Bannocks, San Antonio, TX 78239. United States Military Academy, 1942. S2 357th Infantry 90th Division, 1944-45, commanding general, 199th Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning and in Vietnam, awarded Distinguished Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and V Device, the Air Medal with 16 Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Infantry Badge, Purple heart.  Graduated Command and General Staff College, 1953. 9th Infantry 2nd Division, 1953-54, awarded Bronze Star Medal. Assigned to Office of the Chief of Staff, 1960-61, United States Regional Office 1962-64, awarded Joint Service Commendation Medal. Commanding officer 1st Brigade, 8th Division 1964-66. Professor of military science, The Citadel, 1966-67. Aerospace Defense Command 4th Division Republic of Vietnam, 1967-68. Chief of Staff 4th Army 1970-72. Chief JUSMAGG, Greece 1972-74, Director J/4/7 EUCOM, Stuttgart, Germany, 1974-77. Retired 1977. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal.  AMA activities: Ad Astra; football; boxing; swim team.

Son of MG Charles Wolcott Ryder, Sr.(Ret).

http://www.amaalumni.org/adastra.htm

   
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  1938-1942, United States Military Academy, West Point
FromYear
1938
ToYear
1942

College
United States Military Academy, West Point

Major
Unknown
   
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Website
http://www.usma.edu/
   

Last Updated:Dec 1, 2014
   
   
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