Welborn G. Dolvin

Lieutenant General Welborn Griffin Dolvin was born February 8, 1916 in Siloam, Georgia and died May 17, 1991 in Stevensville, Virginia

• Cadet, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, 1933–35
• Cadet, United States Military Academy 1935-39, graduated as No. 11582, Class of 1939

Promotions

• Second Lieutenant 1939
• First Lieutenant (AUS) 1940
• Captain (AUS) 1942
• First Lieutenant 1942
• Major (AUS) 1942
• Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1944
• Captain 1948
• Major 1951
• Colonel (AUS) 1951
• Brigadier General 1961
• Major General 1963
• Lieutenant General 1971

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• Served with 67th Infantry Regiment 1939-41
• Company Commander, 756th Tank Battalion 1941-42
• S2/S3 & Battalion Executive Officer at Ft. Lewis 1942-43
• Commanding Officer, 191st Tank Battalion 1944-46
• Chief, Armored Group, Tactical Section, Infantry School 1946-49
• Student, Command & General Staff School 1949-50
• Commanding Officer, 89th Tank Battalion 1950-51
• Chief of Staff, 25th Infantry Division 1951
• Served with Office of the Chief of Research & Development, US.Army 1951-53
• Student, Army War College 1953-54
• Staff & Faculty Member, The Artillery School 1954-56
• Served with Office of the Chief of Research & Development, US.Army 1956-59
• Commander, Combat Command "C", 4th Armored Division 1959-61
• Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 (Plans & Operations), Allied Land Forces, Central Europe (NATO) 1961-63
• Program Manager, Tank Development Program 1963-66
• Commanding General, 3rd Armored Division 1966-68
• Chief of Staff, Central Army Group (NATO) 1968-70
• Special Assistant to Commander, US. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1970
• Chief of Staff, US. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 1970-71
• Commanding General, XXIV Corps, Vietnam 1971-72
• Commanding General, IX Corps/United States Army, Japan 1972-75
• Retired 1975
• DoD Representative to Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations 1975-82
• Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Representative to the Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions talks 1980-82

• Distinguished Service Cross
• Silver Star (Four)
• Legion of Merit (Two)
• Bronze Star Medal
• Air Medal
• Purple Heart (Three)
• Distinguished Service Medal (Three)

Unfortunately, General Dolvin's engraved awards were stolen from the family.