Donald M. Babers

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Donald M. Babers
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Born (1931-05-15) 15 May 1931 (age 90)
Newkirk, New Mexico U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1954–1986
Rank Lieutenant general
Commands heldDirector, Defense Logistics Agency; Deputy Commanding General for Materiel Readiness, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command
Battles/wars Vietnam War [1]

Donald Melton Babers [2] (born 15 May 1931) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as director of the Defense Logistics Agency from 1984 to 1986. [3] He was commissioned in 1954 through the ROTC program at Oklahoma A&M, also having attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in secondary education. He earned an M.B.A. degree from Syracuse University in 1964. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Babers, Donald M.; Hammaken, Charles. "Donald M. Babers Collection" . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. 1 January 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. "Lieutenant General Donald M. Babers, Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame Inductee 1987, U.S. Army Ordnance Corps". goordnance.army.mil. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 31. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. "Donald Babers – OVMA – Syracuse University" . Retrieved 20 January 2020.