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Posted on 6/22/23 at 1:14 pm to OWLFAN86
Second cousin retired as a major general from the Army
Posted on 6/22/23 at 1:19 pm to GRTiger
Ancestor was a French Chevailler(Knight). Commanded French Armies in the Illinois Valley. Defeated and captured George Washington on 7-4-1766 during the French and Indian War. Was a General.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 1:37 pm to PowerTool
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I wonder if our families have met before, sir.
I would not doubt it. The following a brief history of my great, great, great " relative":
My great, great, great “relative” has an interesting history. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in mid-1800s and was commissioned as a 2nd LT with the 4th Infantry. He served on the northwestern frontier and did a lot of duty in “ Indian Territory” and Texas. He was promoted to first lieutenant and then shortly thereafter to captain with the First Cavalry. Records show several battles against the Indian tribes - mostly in Kansas.
When the Civil War started in 1861, he resigned his commission and was appointed as a captain of cavalry in the Confederate Army. He was appointed brigadier general the following year and put in charge of the Confederate cavalry forces at Corinth, Mississippi and also commanded a brigade of troops from Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. At battle of Port Hudson, the Confederate forces surrendered and he was taken as a prisoner of war and locked up in Ohio.
As part of his parole, he was appointed as a Confederate agent for the purpose of supplying Confederate prisoners of war and paroled for this purpose. He established an office in New York City and sold cotton allowed through the Union blockade of southern ports. The proceeds from these sales were used to purchase clothing and blankets for Confederate prisoners in northern prison camps. In early summer of1865, General Ulysses Grant received the following letter regarding the goof General.
“Since commencing this letter I learn that General XXXXXXXX's course of conduct in New York has been so conspicuous and offensive that the Secretary of War has ordered his sign to be taken down. General Paine has also been directed to suspend his parole and take him in custody till the cotton arrives. The selection of General XXXXXX was unfortunate, for he seems disposed to make all the trouble he can. His parole will be renewed the moment the cotton reaches New York.”
The Secretary of War thereafter suspended his parole and returned him to prison as a prisoner of war until the cotton safely arrived from Mobile, Alabama. He was finally released from Federal custody in late summer of 1865.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:11 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
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It was one hell of a fire drill when a 2-Star Army general popped over to see an Airman basic about 4 weeks into basic training.
Did the drill sergeants give you shite after he left?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:31 pm to Centinel
Damn that's terrible.
When I was at PSAB and Eskan in Saudi I got fresh shrimp, scallops, and king crab legs.
Oh and Mongolian bbq on Sundays...
When I was at PSAB and Eskan in Saudi I got fresh shrimp, scallops, and king crab legs.
Oh and Mongolian bbq on Sundays...
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:34 pm to Barrister
I have a lot of military in my family.
I'm distantly related to Lt. Gen. John Archer LeJeune, first commendant of the marine corp.
My Great Aunt's husband was a Colonel in the Korean war.
I have a cousin who retired as a Major in the National Guard, i believe.
I'm distantly related to Lt. Gen. John Archer LeJeune, first commendant of the marine corp.
My Great Aunt's husband was a Colonel in the Korean war.
I have a cousin who retired as a Major in the National Guard, i believe.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:35 pm to OWLFAN86
Not family, but a young lady with whom I went to grad school is now a Brigadier General in the Air Force. That’s pretty cool.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:48 pm to LuckySo-n-So
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Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:48 pm to OWLFAN86
Colonel is highest I got (Grandma's brother). Legion of Merit WWII and Chief of Rocket development 1943-45. Pretty impressive fella. I remember my dad telling me stories about how he was a legendary shot, both with a pistol and a rifle. West Point class of 1918, MS from MIT '35 and PhD Cal '38. Post military career as an auto exec with Chrysler. Had quite a gravitas to his bearing.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 3:01 pm to NfamousPanda
Had a great uncle who retired as a Brigadier General in the USAF. WWII vet. Got shot down 3X between 42 and 44. Evaded capture. He grew up in a household where his mother spoke mostly French as did the rest of her family.
Helped out a lot when shot down over France.
Helped out a lot when shot down over France.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 3:02 pm to OWLFAN86
My father is a Vietnam vet and a retired Lt. Colonel US Army
Posted on 6/22/23 at 3:28 pm to OWLFAN86
My grandfather was a Master Sargeant. He was a personal driver for General Omar Bradley who was the last five-star general and, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Does that count?
Does that count?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:23 pm to Captain Lafitte
My grandparents immigrated to the US. Dad was a Marine Corporal, I was a Army Captain, brother was a Air Force Major, and now his son is a Marine Colonel.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:35 pm to OWLFAN86
Definitely not going to be the highest ranked, as he was enlisted, but we are all proud of him. My grandfather achieved the rank of Sargeant Major in the US Army.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:24 pm to OWLFAN86
Several one spot below general but that’s it
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:32 pm to IAmNERD
My great uncle, A. B. Smith served as a gunner on a B-24 Liberator some of y’all may have heard of…
It was named “The Spirit of LSU”. They got hit on a bombing raid and were forced to bail over occupied Belgium. He got picked up by resistance. Wrote a small book about it. He wasn’t high ranking, but a neat story.
He returned to LSU and they gave him a forestry degree for free and didn’t make him take the classes either.
It was named “The Spirit of LSU”. They got hit on a bombing raid and were forced to bail over occupied Belgium. He got picked up by resistance. Wrote a small book about it. He wasn’t high ranking, but a neat story.
He returned to LSU and they gave him a forestry degree for free and didn’t make him take the classes either.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:51 pm to IAmNERD
This thread got me thinking about others I know and one of the smartest people I knew growing up is now a Major in the Air Force as a professor of aeronautics at Alabama State AF ROTC program.
He went to Bama (ughh I know) as an electrical engineer major and was in the AFROTC program and was awarded a prestigious internship at some AF research lab for a summer.
But this thread for me thinking since I know we have several guys that flew C130s throughout their careers and are still flying them today. Wondering if anyone crossed paths with him. His last name is Huddleston. I know he was with the 36th Airlift and the 4th Air Support Operations Group when he was on the ground as an AMLO. Interested to see if any of you Herk guys flew with him or knew him in any capacity and what you thought of him. Like I said, dude could have done just about anything with his life because he really is extremely smart. He just loved aircraft and when he got that internship he decided he wanted to fly planes as a career.
He was a Herk(H) pilot for like 3 years starting in like 2011 out of Little Rock AFB. Then went to Tokyo (Yakota AB?) as an H variant instructor for for a couple years. Then hen stayed in Tokyo as a J pilot until 2017 or 2018.Got promoted to Major and moved to Bavaria as an AMLO. And now he's back in Alabama teaching AFROTC cadets.
He went to Bama (ughh I know) as an electrical engineer major and was in the AFROTC program and was awarded a prestigious internship at some AF research lab for a summer.
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two of only 32 interns selected nationwide for this prestigious program. Those selected are employed at Air Force laboratories during the summer. Upon completion of the program, many of the interns will be offered a $15,000 yearly scholarship to participate in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
But this thread for me thinking since I know we have several guys that flew C130s throughout their careers and are still flying them today. Wondering if anyone crossed paths with him. His last name is Huddleston. I know he was with the 36th Airlift and the 4th Air Support Operations Group when he was on the ground as an AMLO. Interested to see if any of you Herk guys flew with him or knew him in any capacity and what you thought of him. Like I said, dude could have done just about anything with his life because he really is extremely smart. He just loved aircraft and when he got that internship he decided he wanted to fly planes as a career.
He was a Herk(H) pilot for like 3 years starting in like 2011 out of Little Rock AFB. Then went to Tokyo (Yakota AB?) as an H variant instructor for for a couple years. Then hen stayed in Tokyo as a J pilot until 2017 or 2018.Got promoted to Major and moved to Bavaria as an AMLO. And now he's back in Alabama teaching AFROTC cadets.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 8:18 pm to greygoose
Master Chiefs run the Navy.. 
Posted on 6/23/23 at 9:02 pm to OWLFAN86
My old man made Sargent in France early ‘45 for about a week then got busted back down because he wouldn’t order men to do things he wouldn’t do. That count?
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