Roy Thurman

John Royster "Roy" Thurman III (1924–2004) was a US Army Lieutenant General.

Education
Lieutenant General Thurman was a 1946 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He was also a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College ('60), the Naval War College ('65), and Harvard University's Advanced Management Program ('69). George Washington University awarded Lt. Gen. Thurman an MS in international affairs.

Service
A combat decorated veteran, he held commands during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He last served as Deputy Commanding General, Army Training & Doctrine before retiring in 1979 after 32 years of continuous service with US Armed Forces. Roy Thurman was the older brother of General Maxwell Reid Thurman. Lt. Gen. Thurman's remains are interred at the Arlington National Cemetery.

Awards
Some of the Lieutenant General's military awards and honors include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 Oak leaf Cluster, a Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device and 4 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.


 * Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge
 * US_Army_Airborne_master_parachutist_badge.gif Master Parachutist Badge