Guy C. Swan III

Guy C. Swan III
Born (1954-01-28) January 28, 1954 (age 70)
New Jersey, United States[1]
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1976–2011
RankLieutenant General
CommandsUnited States Army North
Military District of Washington
Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region
7th Army Training Command
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment
Battles / warsGulf War
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal
First Lady Betty Ford during former President Gerald Ford's state funeral.

Lieutenant General Guy Carleton Swan III (born January 28, 1954)[2] is a retired United States Army officer. His final assignment was Commanding General United States Army North at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Swan grew up in the Pines Lake neighborhood of Wayne, New Jersey, where he attended Wayne Hills High School.[3]

  1. ^ "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy". 1984.
  2. ^ "You searched: Guy Carleton Swan 19540128". Public Background Checks. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30.
  3. ^ Barry, Jan. "Army general from Wayne had key role at Ford funeral" Archived 2013-07-09 at archive.today, The Record (Bergen County), January 1, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2013. "Swan, who grew up in Wayne, was the military escort for Betty Ford at the funeral ceremonies in California and in the nation's capital, where he is the commander of the Military District of Washington. Swan's widely televised role as Mrs. Ford's escort set off a buzz among former neighbors in the Pines Lake section where he grew up and among Wayne Hills High School classmates."