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Clarence E. McKnight Jr.

Clarence E. McKnight Jr.

United States Army general (1929–2022)

Clarence Edward "Mac" McKnight Jr. (9 September 1929 – 29 July 2022) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army whose assignments included Director of the Command, Control and Communications Systems Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; deputy commandant and commandant of the Signal Training Centre and commanding general of Fort Gordon.[1] He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1952[2][3] with a B.S. degree in engineering. He later earned an M.S.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan[1] in 1961.[4]

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His military honors include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit,[3] three Bronze Star Medals, four Meritorious Service Medals and an Air Medal.[1] He died in 2022, at the age of 92.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Lieutenant General Clarence E. McKnight, Jr.". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 69. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. [2]
    "Lieutenant General (Ret.) Clarence McKnight".
  3. [3]
    "Clarence Edward McKnight". Military Times. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  4. [4]
    "Class of 1952—Register of Graduates". Official Register of the Officers and Cadets. United States Military Academy. 1969. p. 673. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. [5]
    Clarence E. McKnight Jr. obituary


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