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..
Lt General Kelly was buried with full military honors in Section 5 of Arlington National Cemetery.
Military career
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
- 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
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