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Andrew Goodpaster

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Andrew Goodpaster

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  • Born
    February 12, 1915 · Granite City, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    May 16, 2005 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA (prostate cancer)
  • Birth name
    Andrew Jackson Goodpaster Jr.

Biography

    • Andrew Goodpaster is an American Army General. He served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe from July 1, 1969, and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command from May 5, 1969, until his retirement December 17, 1974. As such, he was the commander of all NATO and United States military forces stationed in Europe and the surrounding regions.

      General Goodpaster returned to service in June 1977 as the 51st Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, until he retired again in July 1981.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa

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  • Spouse
      Dorothy Anderson(August 28, 1939 - May 16, 2005) (his death, 2 children)

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  • US army general.
  • Deputy commander of US forces in Vietnam, 1968.
  • Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (military commander of NATO) - 1969-1974.
  • Awarded the Medal of Freedom, the USA's highest civilian honor, in 1981.
  • Commandant of the US Military Academy at West Point, 1977-1981.

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