James Grimsley Jr.
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James Grimsley, Jr.
)James Grimsley Jr. | |
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Bronze Star Purple Heart | |
Other work | President of The Citadel |
James Alexander Grimsley Jr. (November 14, 1921 – June 11, 2013), was a
Major General and combat veteran of two wars who also served as President of his alma mater, The Citadel from 1980 to 1989.[1]
Life and career
Grimsley was born and raised in
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
. After 33 years of service, Grimsley retired from the active duty in 1975.
Grimsley came to The Citadel in 1975 as Vice President for Administration and Finance; he was named President in 1980 upon the resignation of his predecessor, Vice Admiral
James B. Stockdale.[2] His tenure at the Citadel was marked by a return to traditional values in the corps of cadets, a significant increase in applications, major physical improvements to the campus and rising academic rankings.[citation needed
]
When Grimsley retired in 1989, he was named President Emeritus. This distinction had previously only been given to General
Mark Clark.[1]
Awards
During Grimsley's active duty career, he received 35 major decorations,[3] including the following:
Combat Infantryman Badge (2 awards) | |
Distinguished Service Medal | |
Silver Star with oak leaf cluster | |
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters | |
Bronze Star with three oak leaf clusters | |
award numeral 6
| |
Joint Service Commendation Medal | |
Army Commendation Medal | |
Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters | |
American Campaign Medal | |
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and three service stars
| |
World War II Victory Medal (United States)
| |
Army of Occupation Medal | |
National Defense Service Medal with Service Star | |
Vietnam Service Medal | |
Philippine Liberation Medal | |
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm and bronze star
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Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
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Vietnam Campaign Medal |
References
- ^ a b The Citadel biography Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New York Times, December 7, 1980
- ^ Grimsley bio