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Douglas Kinnard
Douglas Xinnard graduated from West Point in the D-Day Class
of 1944 and served in combat 1n World War II (Europe), the Korean
War, and twice in the Vietnam war – the latter time as a Brigadier
Gen...view moreDouglas Xinnard graduated from West Point in the D-Day Class
of 1944 and served in combat 1n World War II (Europe), the Korean
War, and twice in the Vietnam war – the latter time as a Brigadier
General. He retired in 1970 to pursue an academic career. After
receiving the Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University in
1973, he became a professor of political science at the
University of Vermont. While there he took a leave of absence to serve as the Army’s first civilian Chief of Military History.
After becoming Emeritus at Vermont he became a Visiting Professor
at a number ot universities and war colleges. President Clinton
appointed Kinnard as a Commissioner on the American Battle
Monuments Commission. That position included participation
in plann1ng and supervising the funding and construction of the World War II Memorial located on the Washington Mall. This is his eighth book.view less