Daniel R. Schroeder

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Daniel R. Schroeder
Brig. Gen. Daniel R. Schroeder, USA.jpg
Schroeder as a brigadier general, 1986
Born (1938-03-13) March 13, 1938 (age 83)
Jamaica, New York, U.S.
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy (1955–1961)
United States Army (1961–1995)
Years of service1955–1995
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldDeputy Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army
20th Engineer Brigade (Combat)
307th Engineer Battalion (Airborne)

Daniel Richard Schroeder [1] (born March 13, 1938) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as Deputy Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army. [2]

Schroeder enlisted in the United States Navy in December 1955. Appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1957, he graduated in 1961 with a B.S. degree in engineering and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. Schroeder later earned an M.S. degree in systems management from the Air Force Institute of Technology. [1] [3]

General Schroeder has commanded at all levels from platoon through Joint Task Force and has extensive experience in strategic planning, resource management/allocation, and operations research and systems analysis. As the Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Schroeder supervised 14 separate organizations with an operating budget over $1.5 billion and 29, 467 personnel. General Schroeder was the principle executive at the Department of the Army responsible for developing options and priorities to govern resource allocation decisions. From 1988 to 1991 he commanded the U.S. Army Engineer School at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, training 32,000 soldiers annually, providing curriculum and professional schooling for Army Engineer officers and non-commissioned officers. As the Army's Program Manager for the development of Fort Drum, he developed the program for, and obtained approval of, the Army's $1.4 billion expansion/modernization of Fort Drum. He conceived innovative and unprecedented approaches to capitalize the facilities involving the private sector as well as state and federal agencies. In addition to being Chief of Staff of the XVIIIth Airborne Corps and the 24th Infantry Division, earlier assignments include being a Resident Engineer in Germany, a Special Forces Detachment Commander in Southeast Asia, as well as senior staff officer in major commands in the United States and overseas. General Schroeder served in Rwanda prior to retiring from the military. Subsequent to retirement from the Army, General Schroeder was the Senior Vice President and General Manager for Modeling, Simulation, and Training for LORAL Federal Systems and later Lockheed Martin Information Systems. He is currently a consultant with several American corporations. [4]

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  1. 1 2 U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. January 1, 1966. p. 502. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. "Defense.gov News Release: GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT". defense.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. "Brigadier General Daniel R. Schroeder". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 853. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. "Daniel R. Schroeder — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". Archived from the original on 2014-05-23.