Dale Vesser | |
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| Born | September 10, 1932 Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1987 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 5th Infantry Division Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5) |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (3) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal (3) Purple Heart Air Medal (40) |
Dale Allen Vesser[1][2][3] (born September 10, 1932) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. He served as Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1985 until his retirement in 1987.[2]
Vesser was commissioned in 1954 after graduation from the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree in military science.[4][5] Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship,[3] he completed a B.A. degree in political science at Oxford University in 1957.[1][5] Vesser also earned an M.A. degree in economics from Oxford University.[5]
Vesser served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1970 to 1971.[2] He was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart[5] and 40 Air Medals. Vesser also received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, two Defense Superior Service Medals, three awards of the Legion of Merit[2] and three Meritorious Service Medals.[5]
After retirement from active duty, Vesser served during the George H. W. Bush administration as Assistant Under Secretary of Defense for Resources and Plans.[6]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. January 1, 1966. p. 579. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- 1 2 3 4 "Dale Allen Vesser". Military Times. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- 1 2 Schaeper, Thomas J.; Schaeper, Kathleen (2010). "Appendix: U.S. Rhodes Scholars, 1904-2006". Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite. Berghahn Books. p. 376. ISBN 9781845457211. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ "Retired General Vesser named deputy chief of Gulf War illnesses office".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Major General Dale A. Vesser". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 445. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ ""Prevent the Reemergence of a New Rival": The Making of the Cheney Regional Defense Strategy, 1991-1992". The National Security Archive. The George Washington University. Retrieved 2021-11-14.