Roy Thurman
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John Royster Thurman III | |
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Nickname(s) | Roy |
Born | Lexington, Kentucky | April 11, 1924
Died | April 24, 2004 Walter Reed Army Medical Center | (aged 80)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1942-1943 1946–1979 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | United States Army Command and General Staff College (1976–77) 2nd Infantry Division (1975–76) 1st Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment (1967–68) |
Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (6) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Bronze Star Medal (5) Purple Heart |
Relations | General Maxwell Reid Thurman (brother) |
John Royster "Roy" Thurman III (April 11, 1924 – April 24, 2004) was a United States Army lieutenant general.
Education
Thurman was a 1946 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He was also a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College (1960), the Naval War College (1965), and Harvard University's six-week Advanced Management Program (1969). George Washington University awarded Thurman a Master of Science in international affairs.
Military career
Before attending West Point he served as an enlisted man in the United States Army from 1942 to 1943.[1]
Thurman held commands during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He last served as Deputy Commanding General, Army Training and Doctrine before retiring in 1979 after 32 years of service. Roy Thurman was the older brother of General Maxwell Reid Thurman. Thurman's remains are interred at Arlington National Cemetery.[2][3]
Awards
Thurman's military awards and honors include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with five Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak leaf Cluster, a Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device and four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal with 34 oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and a Master Parachutist Badge.
References
- ^ U. S. Army Register (1951, Volume 1-2)
- ^ [1] Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine Thurman Zumwalt Foundation
- ^ [2] Arlington National Cemetery's official biography
- 1924 births
- 2004 deaths
- United States Army generals
- United States Army personnel of the Korean War
- United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- Military personnel from Lexington, Kentucky
- Elliott School of International Affairs alumni
- United States Military Academy alumni