User:SuperWIKI/List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 1980 to 1989



This is a list of lieutenant generals in the United States Army from 1980 to 1989. The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Army, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).

There have been ??? lieutenant generals in the United States Army from 1980 to 1989, ?? of whom were promoted to four-star general. All ?? achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant generals entered the Army via several paths: ?? were commissioned via Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, ?? via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), ?? via Officer Candidate School (OCS), ?? via ROTC at a senior military college, ?? via direct commission (direct), and ?? via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA).

1980
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

1981
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

James A. Williams

Howard F. Stone

Robert W. Sennewald

Sinclair L. Melner

Paul S. Williams Jr.

Maxwell R. Thurman

William J. Livsey

Richard Horner Thompson

Robert Kingston

John N. Brandenburg 1 Oct 1981

1982
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

1983
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

Carl Vuono 23 June 1983

Richard D. Lawrence

Nathaniel R. Thompson Jr. 1 Sep 1983

John Galvin (general) 29 June 1983

Fred K. Mahaffey 18 Feb 1983

Arthur E. Brown Jr. 31 May 1983

Robert M. Elton 14 Jun 1983

Charles W. Bagnal 4 Aug 1983

1984
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

William H. Schneider 28 Jun 1984

Benjamin F. Register Jr. 28 Jun 1984

Joseph T. Palastra Jr. 3 Jul 1984

Louis C. Wagner Jr. 1 Aug 1984

Max W. Noah 1 Aug 1984

Elvin R. Heiberg III 13 Sep 1984

Theodore G. Jenes Jr. 13 Apr 1984

Charles D. Franklin 6 Jul 1984

James J. Lindsay 13 Apr 1984

Lawrence F. Skibbie 1 Jul 1984

Thomas D. Ayers 23 May 1984

1985
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

Crosbie E. Saint 1 Jul 1985

Sidney T. Weinstein 1 Oct 1985

Quinn H. Becker 1 Mar 1985

John F. Wall 1 Aug 1985

Johnny J. Johnston 1 Aug 1985

Robert H. Forman 1 Jul 1985

Andrew P. Chambers 20 Feb 1985

Charles W. Dyke 1 Sep 1985

1986
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

Frederic J. Brown III 1 Jul 1986

Gerald T. Bartlett 1 Jul 1986

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. 1 Jul 1986

Herbert R. Temple Jr. 19 Aug 1986

Kenneth E. Lewi 1 Sep 1986

John W. Foss 10 Oct 1986

1987
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

Jerry M. Bunyard 15 May 1987

Burton D. Patrick 27 May 1987

John T. Myers 1 Jun 1987

Donald S. Pihl 1 Jun 1987

Robert J. Donahue 12 Jun 1987

George R. Stotser 12 Jun 1987

Claude M. Kicklighter 17 Jun 1987

Jimmy D. Ross 25 Jun 1987

Ronald L. Watts 10 Jul 1987

William Hardin Harrison 27 Jul 1987

John S. Crosby 1 Sep 1987

Charles W. Brown 1 Oct 1987

Harold M. Davis Jr. 1 Oct 1987

James E. Thompson Jr. 5 Oct 1987

Fred M. Hissong Jr. 1 Nov 1987

1988
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

Orren R. Whiddon 1 Jan 1988

Thomas N. Griffin Jr. 1 May 1988

Richard G. Graves 1 Jun 1988

Bruce R. Harris 3 Jun 1988

Robert D. Hammond 1 Jul 1988

James F. McCall 1 Jul 1988

Henry J. Hatch 1 Jul 1988

Edwin H. Burba Jr. 6 Jul 1988

Edwin S. Leland Jr. 1 Aug 1988

Leonard P. Wishart III 1 Sep 1988

Carl W. Stiner 11 Oct 1988

Harry E. Soyster 1 Dec 1988

1989
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.

Donald W. Jones 16 Mar 1989

John J. Yeosock 16 Mar 1989

James R. Hall Jr. 31 May 1989

Gordon R. Sullivan 21 Jul 1989

Howard D. Graves 10 Jul 1989

Calvin Waller 3 Aug 1989

Frederick M. Franks Jr. 25 Aug 1989

Jack B. Farris 1 Sep 1989

George Joulwan 1 Sep 1989

William S. Carpenter Jr. 25 Sep 1989

John Shalikashvili 1 Oct 1989

Leon E. Salomon 1 Oct 1989

August M. Cianciolo 1 Oct 1989

Jerome B. Hilmes 2 Oct 1989

Ellis D. Parker 11 Oct 1989

Charles B. Eichelberger 22 Nov 1989

William S. Flynn 22 Nov 1989

Gary E. Luck 1 Dec 1989

Jack D. Woodall 5 Dec 1989