Welborn G. Dolvin

Lieutenant General Welborn Griffin Dolvin was born February 8, 1916 in Siloam, Georgia and died May 17, 1991 in Stevensville, Virginia

Military career

 * Cadet, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, 1933–35
 * Cadet, United States Military Academy 1935-39, graduated as No. 11582, Class of 1939

Promotions

 * Second Lieutenant 1939
 * First Lieutenant (AUS) 1940
 * Captain (AUS) 1942
 * First Lieutenant 1942
 * Major (AUS) 1942
 * Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1944
 * Captain 1948
 * Major 1951
 * Colonel (AUS) 1951
 * Brigadier General 1961
 * Major General 1963
 * Lieutenant General 1971

Deployments

 * Served with 67th Infantry Regiment 1939-41
 * Company Commander, 756th Tank Battalion 1941-42
 * S2/S3 & Battalion Executive Officer at Ft. Lewis 1942-43
 * Commanding Officer, 191st Tank Battalion 1944-46
 * Chief, Armored Group, Tactical Section, Infantry School 1946-49
 * Student, Command & General Staff School 1949-50
 * Commanding Officer, 89th Tank Battalion 1950-51
 * Chief of Staff, 25th Infantry Division 1951
 * Served with Office of the Chief of Research & Development, US.Army 1951-53
 * Student, Army War College 1953-54
 * Staff & Faculty Member, The Artillery School 1954-56
 * Served with Office of the Chief of Research & Development, US.Army 1956-59
 * Commander, Combat Command "C", 4th Armored Division 1959-61
 * Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 (Plans & Operations), Allied Land Forces, Central Europe (NATO) 1961-63
 * Program Manager, Tank Development Program 1963-66
 * Commanding General, 3rd Armored Division 1966-68
 * Chief of Staff, Central Army Group (NATO) 1968-70
 * Special Assistant to Commander, US. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1970
 * Chief of Staff, US. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1970-71
 * Commanding General, XXIV Corps, Vietnam 1971-72
 * Commanding General, IX Corps/United States Army, Japan 1972-75
 * Retired 1975


 * DoD Representative to Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations 1975-82
 * Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Representative to the Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions talks 1980-82

Awards and decorations

 * Distinguished Service Cross
 * Silver Star (Four)
 * Legion of Merit (Two)
 * Bronze Star Medal
 * Air Medal
 * Purple Heart (Three)
 * Distinguished Service Medal (Three)