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General Frederick Kroesen

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    "Retired General Frederick Kroesen passed away on April 20, 2020, at the age of 97. He fought in Germany during World War II and fought in both Korea and Vietnam before becoming the Army’s commander in Europe during a 40-year career.
    Retired General Carter Ham, president of the Association of the United States Army where Kroesen was a senior fellow, called Kroesen “the conscience of our Army.” He went on to say that Kroesen was “one of the Army’s great leaders.”
    Kroesen was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, in 1923. His father, who had served in World War I, died when Kroesen was 17.
    After graduating from Rutgers University in 1944, he fought as a private in Europe with the 63rd Infantry Division, 254th Infantry Regiment.
    He referred to fighting in a war as living like an animal. He claimed that he showered in December and not again until March.
    He served in the Korean War with the 187th Regimental Combat Team which made several parachute assaults in territory held by the communists.
    During the Vietnam War, he held several positions, including the head of the First Regional Assistance Command and commander of the 23rd Infantry Division (known as the Americal Division).
    He later led the 82nd Airborne Division and held senior posts at the Pentagon before taking command of US Army Europe in 1979."
    www.warhistoryonline.com/news/frederick-kroesen.html
     

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