David P. Valcourt

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David P. Valcourt
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Born1951 (age 71–72)
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1973–2010
Rank US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant General

David Paul Valcourt [1] is a retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. He served as the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from February 25, 2008, to May 3, 2010, after serving as Commanding General, Eight United States Army. He was previously the Commanding General of the Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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He was the Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army and the Chief of Staff of United States Forces Korea, Combined Forces Command, and the United Nations Command in the Republic of Korea.

Valcourt is a native of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. degree and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery (FA) on 6 June 1973. He later earned an M.S. degree in Physical Education from Springfield College in 1983 [2] and an M.A. degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. [3] Valcourt has held a variety of command and staff positions.

He holds the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, among other medals.

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References

  1. ↑ "David Paul Valcourt". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. ↑ The 97th Springfield College Commencement. Springfield, Massachusetts. May 15, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-04-13.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Lieutenant General David P. Valcourt" (PDF). U.S. Army. July 1, 2010. Retrieved 2021-04-13.


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