George Joulwan

George Joulwan
George Joulwan
Born	November 16, 1939 (1939-11-16) Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	General
Commands held	United States Southern Command V Corps 3rd Armored Division
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star with "V" Device (3) Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany French Legion of Honor
Other work	Director, General Dynamics

George Alfred Joulwan (born November 16, 1939, Pottsville, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Army general, and is now a businessman. Joulwan, of Lebanese origin, studied at the United States Military Academy and Loyola University Chicago.

He served from June 1966 to November 1967 and from June 1971 to January 1972 in Vietnam. He attended the Army War College, and served on the Staff and Faculty until 1979. He commanded the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), from June 1979 to September 1981, when he became Chief of Staff, 3rd Infantry Division. He served in various functions at the Pentagon from 1982 until June 1986, when he became the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, United States Army Europe and U.S. Seventh Army, Germany. In March 1988 he was given command of the 3rd Armored Division and in 1989 he became Commanding General, U.S. V Corps. From November 1990 until October 1993 he was Commander in Chief of United States Southern Command. He served as the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) from 1993 to 1997, when he was succeeded by Gen. Wesley Clark.

Decorations

General Joulwan holds the following decorations: [1]

•   Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters)
•   Army Distinguished Service Medal
•   Silver Star (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
•   Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
•   Bronze Star with "V" Device (with two Oak Leaf Clusters)
•   Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
•   Air Medal (with Award Numeral 14)
•   Joint Service Commendation Medal
•   Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
•   National Defense Service Medal
•   Vietnam Service Medal (with four bronze campaign stars)
•   Army Service Ribbon
•   Overseas Service Ribbon (with Award Numeral 4)
•   Valorous Unit Award
•   Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm
•   Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation with Palm
•   Vietnam Gallantry Cross Corps Citation with three Gold Stars
•   Vietnam Campaign Medal

•   Presidential Service Badge
•   Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
•   Army Staff Identification Badge
•   Combat Infantryman Badge
•   Parachutist Badge
•   Expert Infantry Badge

•   Ranger Tab

Foreign decorations

General Joulwan has also been given awards by foreign governments and include the following:

• Germany - Knight Commanders’ Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; (German: Bundesverdienstkreuz)
• Germany - Hesse Order of Merit
• France - Legion of Honor in the Grade of Officer; (French: Légion d'honneur)
• Hungary - Hungarian Middle Cross with Star [2]
• Panama - Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa with Grade of Grand Officer (Spanish: Orden Vasco Núñez de Balboa)
• Venezuela - Honour of Merit
• Bolivia - Legion of Merit of Mariscal Andres de Santa Cruz
• El Salvador - Gold Medal for Distinguished Service; (Spanish: Medalla De Oro por Servicio Distinguido)
• Honduras - Order of Merit
• Poland - Commanders’ Cross with Star of the Order of Service
• Czech Republic - Order of the White Lion [3]

Memorials

• A public park in Pottsville, Pennsylvania is named in honor of Joulwan.

References

On May 15, 1999, General Joulwan was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by Loyola University of Chicago.

External links

• Biography: GEN George A. Joulwan - USMA

Military offices
Preceded by Gen. Maxwell R. Thurman	United States Southern Command 1991—1993	Succeeded by Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey
Preceded by Gen. John Shalikashvili	Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO) 1993—1997	Succeeded by Gen. Wesley Clark