John Galvin | |
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Galvin in March 1991 | |
Birth name | John Rogers Galvin |
Born | May 13, 1929 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | September 25, 2015 Jonesboro, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 86)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1954–1992 |
Rank | ![]() |
Commands | 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) 24th Infantry Division VII Corps United States Southern Command U.S. European Command Supreme Allied Commander |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War Cold War |
Awards | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Other work | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century |
John Rogers Galvin (May 13, 1929 – September 25, 2015) was an American army general who served as the sixth dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a member of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century.