Michael S. Tucker | |
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| Born | September 14, 1954 Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2016 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | First United States Army 2nd Infantry Division 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division 1st Battalion, 64th Armor |
| Battles / wars | Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (4) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Bronze Star Medal (2) |
Lieutenant General Michael S. Tucker (born September 14, 1954)[1] is a retired United States Army general who served Commanding General of the First United States Army from 2013 until 2016. He formerly served as the Commanding General of the 2nd Infantry Division.
On March 9, 2007, The Washington Post reported Army Vice Chief of Staff General Richard A. Cody's announcement that Tucker, a former enlisted soldier and a non-member of the United States Army Medical Corps, had been selected to take over the Deputy Commander position at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as part of a major "leadership restructuring at Walter Reed ... designed to attack problems and lapses exposed" in the growing scandal over poor healthcare and treatment conditions of wounded combat outpatients at the historic medical facility, uncovered in an undercover exposé by Washington Post reporters.
- ^ Granberry, J. David. "Birth Document Access". Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Web Access. Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. Retrieved September 26, 2016.