Jerry Bunyard

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Jerry M. Bunyard
Born (1931-04-03) 3 April 1931 (age 93)
Altus, Oklahoma, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1954–1989
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldUnited States Army Missile Command
Yuma Proving Ground
2nd Battalion, 20th Aerial Field Artillery Regiment
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Bronze Star Medal (3)
Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Air Medal (19)

Jerry Max Bunyard (born 3 April 1931) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Commanding General of the United States Army Missile Command and deputy commanding general for research, development and acquisition at the United States Army Materiel Command.[1][2][3]

Born and raised in Altus, Oklahoma, Bunyard was an All State baseball player for Altus High School, helping to win a state championship before graduating in 1949. He attended Oklahoma Baptist University for one year before transferring to Oklahoma A&M College, where he continued to play baseball and also participated in the Army ROTC program. Bunyard graduated from Oklahoma A&M in 1954 with a B.S. degree in animal husbandry and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry. Signed by the Chicago White Sox, he played one summer of minor league baseball with the Waterloo White Hawks and Colorado Springs Sky Sox before reporting for active duty in the Army. Bunyard transferred from the Infantry to the Artillery and was trained as a Cobra helicopter gunship pilot. He graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College in 1965 and later earned an M.S. degree in international relations from George Washington University.[3][4][5][6]

During the Vietnam War, Bunyard served as division artillery aviation officer with the 1st Infantry Division and as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Back in the United States, he was given command of the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.[3][5]

Bunyard was promoted to lieutenant general in 1987 and retired from active duty in 1989.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame". www.okhistory.org. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.amrdec.army.mil/amrdec/50th/leadership-mg-jerry-bunyard.html
  3. ^ a b c "OSU alum to be inducted into the "Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame" - Oklahoma State University". news.okstate.edu. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. 1 January 1966. p. 78. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Major General Jerry M. Bunyard". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 157. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Jerry Bunyard". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "PN110 — Army — 100th Congress (1987-1988)". U.S. Congress. 11 March 1987. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ "PN671 — Lt. Gen. Jerry M. Bunyard — Army — 101st Congress (1989-1990)". U.S. Congress. 22 September 1989. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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