George J. Trautman III
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| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal(2) Legion of Merit(2) Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal(4) |
George Joseph Trautman III
Military career
After graduating from
Reassigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in 1980, Lieutenant General Trautman served with various Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons and the 11th MAU as they began training for the initial sourcing of Western Pacific deployments from I Marine Expeditionary Force. From 1984 through 1987, Trautman served as an instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. He then attended the College of Naval Command and Staff followed by assignment as the Assistant Operations Officer aboard USS Okinawa.
From 1990 through 1993, Trautman served first as Executive Officer, then as Commanding Officer of
From 1997 through 1999, Trautman served as Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 36 (MAG 36). He next served as Branch Head, Aviation Weapon Systems Requirements Branch, Department of Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps.
In July 2000, Trautman was assigned to serve as the
From June 2002 until August 2004, Trautman served as Deputy Director, Plans and Policy (J-5), U. S. Central Command while forward deployed at various locations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
From August 2004 through June 2005, Trautman served as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Deputy Commander, U. S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific; and Deputy Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force Hawaii. On June 10, 2005, Lieutenant General Trautman assumed command of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. On June 8, 2007, Trautman was promoted to Lieutenant General and ordered to Headquarters Marine Corps to serve as Deputy Commandant for Aviation.
Personal decorations
Lieutenant General Trautman's personal decorations include:
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Trautman received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Penn State Board of Trustees in 2009.[3]
Education
Lieutenant General Trautman earned a B.S. in Biology in 1974
Personal
Trautman married Zoe Ann Yoder of Towanda, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1976.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Zoe Ann Yoder of Towanda is Bride of Marine Pilot". The Evening Times. Sayre, Pennsylvania. September 22, 1976. p. 5.
- ^ a b Little, Vince (February 5, 2005). "Three Marine Corps brigadier generals from Pacific tapped for promotion". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ a b "Eight named to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards". Penn State. January 27, 2009. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- Official Biography for Lieutenant General George J. Trautman III, United States Marine Corps. accessed 16 July 2007
- Deputy Commandant for Aviation biography, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps. Accessed 2009-03-04
External links
- This article contains text/images from the USMC website which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.