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LTG David
E. Grange (Ret)
United States Army
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David E. Grange, Jr., grew up in Lake Ronkonkoma,
New York. He joined the Army in June of 1943 and served as an enlisted
Parachute Infantryman in Europe, taking part in the Rome-Arno, Southern
France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe Campaigns as a member
of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment. In 1949, he departed the
82d Airborne Division to attend OCS. He was commissioned a Second
Lieutenant of Infantry in 1950, with an initial assignment with
the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment in Korea.
He has served in a variety of assignments, including:
Two tours in Korea as a Rifle Platoon Leader (’50-’51)
and Rifle Company Commander (’52-’53); Ranger Instructor;
Staff Officer, Department of the Army Staff, Pentagon; Advisor in
the Republic of Vietnam (1st tour) (’63-’64); AcofS,
G1, 82d Airborne Division; Commander 2d Battalion, 506th Infantry
(Vietnam) (2d tour) (’67-’68); Commander, DISCOM, 101st
Airborne Division (Vietnam) (3d tour) (’70-’71); Commander,
3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Vietnam) (3d tour) ’70-’71);
Director, Ranger Department, U.S. Army Infantry School; Assistant
Division Commander (Support), 4th Infantry Division; Assistant Division
Commander (Maneuver), 4th Infantry Division; Chief of Staff, I Corps
(ROK/US Group), Korea; Commanding General, U.S. Army Readiness and
Mobilization Region VIII; Commanding General,. 2d Infantry Division,
Korea (’78-’79); Commanding General, Infantry Center,
Fort Benning, GA; Commanding General, Sixth U.S. Army. General Grange
retired in June 1984, after 41 years of Army service.
General Grange’s awards and decorations include the Defense
Distinguished Service medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal,
three Silver Stars, two Legions of Merit, the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Soldier’s Medal, the Purple Heart and 38 other
combat awards for valor and meritorious service. He has also received
the French Legion of Honor, Degree of Officer, the Korean Wharang
Medal with Gold Star, the Kuksun Medal, the Cheonsu Medal and Vietnamese
Cross of Gallantry with 2 palms. He holds the Combat Infantryman’s
Badge with 2 stars. Master Parachutist Badge with 3 stars and the
Ranger and Special Forces Tabs.
He is a graduate of the Strategic Intelligence Course, the Russian
Language, the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War
College. He holds a BA degree in History from the University of
Nebraska and has attended the Advance Management Course for Executives
at the University of Pittsburgh. General Grange is an inaugural
member of the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame and the U.S. Army Officer
Candidate Hall of Fame. He was selected as 1984 Airborne Trooper
of the Year, and was the 1994 recipient of the Infantry’s
"Doughboy Award."
He now resides with his wife, Lois, on Stonewood
Farm, in The Plains, VA, USA.
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