John Galvin | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:John_Galvin,_official_military_photo,_1991.JPEG) Galvin in March 1991 | |
| Birth name | John Rogers Galvin |
| Born | May 13, 1929 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 2015 (aged 86) Jonesboro, Georgia, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1992 |
| Rank | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:US_Army_O10_shoulderboard_rotated.svg){kind=small} General |
| 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 | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Defense Distinguished Service Medal&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Army Distinguished Service Medal&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Silver Star&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Legion of Merit (3)&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Distinguished Flying Cross&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Soldier%27s_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Soldier's Medal&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Bronze Star (3)&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Air_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Air Medal with "V" Device |
| 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.