Walter Fillmore

Walter Fillmore
Walter Fillmore
	Baltimore, Maryland
Died	June 25, 2017 (aged 84); Virginia Beach, Virginia
Place of burial	Quantico National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Rank	O-7 Brigadier General
Commands held	Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, Policy, Joint Exercises
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit w/valor device; Bronze Star Medal w/ 1 award star & valor device;

Brigadier General Walter Daniel Fillmore (January 7, 1933 – June 25, 2017) was a general officer in the United States Marine Corps.

Early life

Fillmore was born in

political science at the University of Rhode Island and later obtained a master's degree in education from Georgia State University.^[1]

Career

Fillmore enlisted in the Marine Corps in February 1951. He was commissioned a

1st Battalion, 9th Marines.^[1]

Promotion to major came in September 1965, and Fillmore subsequently served as the executive officer of the

Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk from August 1969 until January 1970 and subsequently became an instructor at the Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia.^[1]

Fillmore returned to Vietnam in May 1972 as assistant senior advisor to the

Fort Benning, Georgia. It was whilst in this post, in September 1975, that he was promoted to colonel.^[1]

In May 1976, Fillmore was reassigned as assistant chief of staff, G-5 (Plans) back at Headquarters, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. Two years later, in June 1978, he became special assistant to the chief of staff,

CINCLANTFLT on July 13, 1982. General Fillmore served in this capacity until he retired from the Marine Corps on July 1, 1984.^[1]

After retiring, Fillmore and his wife, "Bert," settled in Hampton Roads with their five children. He died in Virginia Beach at the age of 84 on June 25, 2017, and was interred in Quantico National Cemetery on July 6, 2017.^[2]

Honors and awards

Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia
Defense Superior Service Medal	valor device	award star & valor device	Meritorious Service Medal
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal	Navy Presidential Unit Citation	Navy Unit Commendation	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
National Defense Service Medal	Vietnam Service Medal w/ 2 service stars	Vietnam Gallantry Cross	Vietnam Civil Actions Medal
Vietnam Staff Service Medal	Vietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation	Vietnam Civil Actions unit citation	Vietnam Campaign Medal

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Official Biography: Brigadier General Walter D. Fillmore". Manpower and Reserve Affairs. United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^
The Virginian Pilot
. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ "Ehistory". Ehistory.osu.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2016.

[OffBio-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Official Biography: Brigadier General Walter D. Fillmore". Manpower and Reserve Affairs. United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[Obit-2] 
The Virginian Pilot
. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[3] "Ehistory". Ehistory.osu.edu. Retrieved July 17, 2016.

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