Jack B. Farris
Jack B. Farris | |
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Born | Charlotte, North Carolina | December 5, 1935
Died | December 14, 2019 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 84)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1958–1991 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands held | 2nd Infantry Division U.S. Army Infantry Training Center 1st Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Legion of Merit |
Jack Brodie Farris (December 5, 1935 – December 14, 2019) was a United States Army lieutenant general who commanded the military ground forces during Operation Urgent Fury, the United States invasion of Grenada in 1983; at the time of his retirement in 1991 he was deputy commander of the United States Pacific Command in Hawaii.[1]
A native of
Fort Benning, Georgia
, where he helped stand up the Army's first Advanced Individual Training Brigade.
As a
In 1985, he transferred to
Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
; he retired in 1991 after 33 years of service.
General Farris earned a master's degree in international affairs from
Oak Leaf Cluster, 3 awards of the Legion of Merit and Purple Heart.[5] He died on December 14, 2019, at the age of 84.[2]
References
- ^ "The Citadel Alumni Association". secure.citadelalumni.org. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b Henderson, Bruce (22 December 2019). "Army General who Led the US Ground Invasion of Grenada Has Died". Military.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Operation Urgent Fury - The Invasion of Grenada, October 1983" (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 70–114–1.
- ^ Mydans, Seth; Times, Special To the New York (16 December 1983). "Last Americans in Combat Role Leave Grenada". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Washington, DC :Headquarters; United States. Department of the Army (31 January 1985). "Army executive biographies". Washington, DC : Headquarters, Dept. of the Army. Retrieved 31 January 2019 – via Internet Archive.