John Edward Kelly (general)
Lieutenant General John Edward Kelly (July 10, 1911 – March 2, 1995) was an officer in the United States Army born in Washington D.C. who served as commandant of the National War College[1] from 1968 to 1970. As a major general Kelly had been the assistant deputy chief of staff for personnel. He replaced Lieutenant General Andrew J. Goodpaster as commandant of the National War College in 1968 at the time of his promotion to the rank of lieutenant general.[2]
Lieutenant General Kelly was buried with full military honors in Section 4 of Arlington National Cemetery. His son U.S. Army Captain John Edward Kelly (1943-1969), a 1967 graduate of the United States Military Academy, is also buried at Arlington National Cemetery after dying in Vietnam.[3] Neither should he or hos son be confused with Lieutenant Colonel John Edward Kelly (1924-2020) from Louisiana and Virginia.[4]
Military career[edit]
Kelly held the following ranks:
- Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1932-36 (graduate no. 10504, class of 1936)
- Second Lieutenant 1936
- First Lieutenant 1939
- Captain (AUS) 1940
- Major (AUS) 1942
- Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1943
- Captain 1946
- Major 1948
- Colonel (AUS) 1952
- Lieutenant Colonel 1953
- Major General 1963
- Lieutenant General 1968
Assignments[edit]
- Commanding Officer, Company C & H, 29th Infantry Regiment 1936-38
- Student, Infantry School 1938-39
- Student, Tank School 1939-40
- Commanding Officer, Company "B", 66th Infantry Regiment 1940
- Student, Laval University 1940-41
- Instructor, US. Military Academy 1941-43
- Battalion Commander, 26th Infantry Regiment 1943-44
- Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 378th Infantry Regiment 1944-45
- Assistant Chief of Staff G-4 (Supply), 95th Infantry Division 1945
- Student, Command & General Staff School 1945-46
- Instructor, US. Military Academy 1946-48
- Student, Armed Forces Staff College 1948-49
- Served with Headquarters, US. European Command 1949-52
- Student, Army War College 1952-53
- Served with Headquarters, Army Field Forces 1953-54
- Commanding Officer, 160th Infantry Regiment 1954
- Commanding Officer, 27th Infantry Regiment 1958-59
- Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations), 4th US. Army 1960-61
- Deputy Commanding General, The Infantry School & Center 1961-62
- Commander, Military Supply Mission, India 1962-65
- Commanding General, IV Corps 1965 Commanding General, 2d Armored Division 1965-67
- Assistant Army Deputy Chief of Staff (Personnel) 1967-68
- Commandant, National War College 1968-70
- Ret. 1970
Honors[edit]
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- ↑ "Monday Musings: John M. Collins". Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ↑ "Gen. Palmer Named Army Vice Chief of Staff; Other USA General Officer Actions Announced". 1968. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ↑ "John Edward Kelly: Lieutenant General, United States Army". Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ↑ "Lt. Col. John Edward Kelly (Retired)". Retrieved 2021-03-07.
