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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. abstract "John William Vessey, Jr. (born June 29, 1922) is a retired United States Army general. He served as the tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from June 18, 1982 to September 30, 1985.When he retired in 1985 at the age of 63, General Vessey was the longest serving active duty member in the United States Army. He began his 46-year military career in the Minnesota National Guard in 1939 when he was still 16. He received a battlefield commission during the Battle of Anzio in World War II. General Vessey also served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. As a Lieutenant Colonel, he graduated from college in 1963 at the age of 41. As a Colonel, he was a student at the Army helicopter school at the age of 48.In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed him as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position he would hold for over three years, a comparatively short term. He was the last four star combat veteran of World War II on active service.After retiring from the Army, General Vessey became involved in efforts to account for military personnel listed as missing in action from the Vietnam War. He made several trips to Vietnam to search for remains as part of resolving the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue. General Vessey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992.".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Bronze_Star_Medal.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Distinguished_Service_Medal_(US_Navy).
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Legion_of_Merit.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. award Purple_Heart.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. battle Korean_War.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. battle Vietnam_War.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. battle World_War_II.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. birthDate "1922-06-29".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. birthPlace Minneapolis.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. birthYear "1922".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. militaryCommand "*2nd Battalion, 73d Field Artillery, 3d Armored Division".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. militaryCommand "*3d Armored Division Artillery".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. militaryCommand "*4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. militaryCommand "*8th United States Army".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. militaryCommand "*Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. militaryCommand "*Commander in Chief of the Republic of Korea-United States Combined Forces Command".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. militaryUnit 34th_Infantry_Division_(United_States).
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. serviceEndYear "1939".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. serviceStartYear "1939".
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. wikiPageExternalLink vessey_speeches.pdf.
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. after William_J._Crowe.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. after "Gen. John A. Wickham, Jr.".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. awards "*Distinguished Service Cross *Defense Distinguished Service Medal *Army Distinguished Service Medal *Navy Distinguished Service Medal *Air Force Distinguished Service Medal *Legion of Merit *Bronze Star Medal *Purple Heart *Presidential Medal of Freedom".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. battles "*World War II *Korean War *Vietnam War".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. before David_C._Jones.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. before "Gen. Frederick Kroesen".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. birthDate "1922-06-29".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. birthName "John William Vessey, Jr.".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. birthPlace "Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. caption "Vessey in 1983".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. commands "259200.0".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. dateOfBirth "1922-06-29".
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. name "John William Vessey, Jr.".
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. placeOfBirth Minneapolis.
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. rank "24".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Air Medal ribbon.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "American Defense Service ribbon.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg".
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Army of Occupation ribbon.svg".
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Defense Distinguished Service ribbon.svg".
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Presidential Medal of Freedom .png".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Purple Heart BAR.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Taeguk Cordon Medal.png".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Vietnam Campaign Medal Ribbon.png".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Vietnam Service Ribbon.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. ribbon "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. serviceyears "*1939-1941 *1941-1985".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. shortDescription "United States Army general".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. title Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. title Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army.
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. type "service-star".
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- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. years "1979".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. years "1982".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. description "United States Army general".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. description "United States Army general".
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:1922_births.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:American_military_personnel_of_World_War_II.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:American_military_personnel_of_the_Korean_War.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:American_military_personnel_of_the_Vietnam_War.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:Chairmen_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:George_Washington_University_alumni.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:Living_people.
- John_William_Vessey,_Jr. subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal.