William G. T. Tuttle Jr.
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General William Gilbert Townsend Tuttle Jr. (November 26, 1935 – November 9, 2020) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command from 1989 to 1992.
Military career
Tuttle was born in
Following graduate school, Tuttle commanded the 584th Transportation Detachment (Intelligence) and later served as the Transportation Plans Officer at Headquarters,
In July 1969, Tuttle attended the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, and in February 1970 was assigned to the Department of the Army, serving first as a Military Programs Staff Officer in the Directorate of Manpower and Forces of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development, where he programmed the major portion of the army's post-Vietnam reduction as well as the withdrawal of the 7th Infantry Division from South Korea. In February 1971, he joined the Office of the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff as the logistics analyst in the Office of the Coordinator of Army Studies. In the latter part of this tour, he helped develop the concept for the Army's 1973 reorganization, which created the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and United States Army Forces Command.
Assigned to Europe in 1972, Tuttle was Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics,
Tuttle's next assignments included Deputy Commanding General for Logistics, TRADOC, and Commanding General,
Awards and decorations Tuttle received include the
Tuttle continued to be involved with the Department of Defense as the Board Chairman of the Defense Acquisition University and a member of the LOGTECH Subject Matter Expert Board of the Institute for Defense and Business. In 2011 the First Annual General William G.T. Tuttle, Jr., USA (Ret.) Award for Business Acumen in Defense and Government (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-first-annual-general-william-gt-tuttle-jr-usa-ret-award-for-business-acumen-in-defense-and-government-115269869.html) was awarded in his honor and Tuttle presided over the ceremony.
Tuttle died at his home on November 9, 2020, at the age of 84.[1][2] He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on May 14, 2021.[3]
References
- ^ a b "WILLIAM TUTTLE Obituary (1935 - 2020) - Fairfax, VA - the Washington Post". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Former AMC Commander Gen. William Tuttle Jr. Dies". 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Tuttle, William Gilbert Townsend". ANCExplorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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