patches Posted January 16, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 16, 2014 Has this been done before? the posting of Officers from any Branch of the Armed Forces over the long years who became Generals or Admirals and one or more of theirs sons follwing in their footsteps going on to be one too? General Daniel "Chappie" James Jr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_James,_Jr. Lt General Daniel James III USAF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_James_III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithaca37 Posted January 16, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 16, 2014 I can think of 3 more right now. LT. Gen. Arthur Mac Arthur and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. Both awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower and Brig. Gen. John Eisenhower. General George Patton Jr. and Maj. General George Patton IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted January 16, 2014 Share #3 Posted January 16, 2014 General's Krulak USMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 16, 2014 Share #4 Posted January 16, 2014 One of my USMA Registers (I think 2000?) has a section of USMA graduates that are related to each other...there should be a lot of relationships there (my Register is packed in storage, unfortunately...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithaca37 Posted January 16, 2014 Share #5 Posted January 16, 2014 Adm. John S McCain Sr. and Adm. John S. McCain Jr. USN Sen. John McCain III retired as a Capt. USN, Maj Gen Simon Buckner CSA and Gen Simon Buckner Jr USA. Postumous promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted January 16, 2014 Creighton Abrams. Creighton Abrams has two sons that went on to become Generals. John Creighton, he went OCS in 1966, Armor. And Robert Abrams, West Point 1982. Armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniformcollector Posted January 17, 2014 Share #7 Posted January 17, 2014 General Howell Estes II and General Howell Estes III General John D. Ryan and General Michael E. Ryan (both Air Force Chief of Staff) General Lucious Clay (army) and General Lucious Clay Jr. (air force) Admiral James L. Holloway Jr. and Admiral James L. Holloway III Admiral David Bagley and Admiral Worth Bagley General Walton Walker and General Sam Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12A54 Posted January 18, 2014 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2014 Lieutenant General Paul "Butch" Funk (CG, 3AD Desert Storm, CG III Corps) and Major General Paul Funk (CG, 1ID currently) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted January 19, 2014 Share #9 Posted January 19, 2014 Fleet Admiral Nimitz and his son Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim2 Posted January 19, 2014 Share #10 Posted January 19, 2014 Major General Charles Hunter Gerhardt And his father was Brigadier General Charles Gerhardt. Served from 1883(USMA) until 1930 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniformcollector Posted January 25, 2014 Share #11 Posted January 25, 2014 General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. and Major General Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted January 25, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Grange,_Jr. Gen David E Grange Jr was the Fort Benning CO when I was there in Jan-Aprl 1980. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Grange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted January 25, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_O._Davis,_Sr. General Davis Sr as a Shavetail with the 9th Cavalry circa 1901-02 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_O._Davis,_Jr. General Davis Jr circa 1965-66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted January 17, 2021 Admiral Augustus Fechteler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_F._Fechteler Admiral William Fechteler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fechteler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted January 21, 2021 Share #15 Posted January 21, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted January 31, 2021 Share #16 Posted January 31, 2021 Father and son, Major General Robert Gibbons Gard senior and Lieutenant General Robert Gibbons Gard junior, both started their careers artillerymen. Senior when commanding general, VIII Corps, touring Fort Wolters Reserve units in 1958. Source: The Portal to Texas History Junior as a Major General commanding Fort Ord and the Army Training Center there in 1973. Source: California State University, Monterey Bay Digital Commons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted February 2, 2021 Share #17 Posted February 2, 2021 RADM Yates Stirling, Sr. (1843-1929) and RADM Yates Stirling, Jr. (1872-1948), the second family in US Navy history to have father and son admirals concurrently living. During the time Stirling, Sr. commanded the Asiatic Fleet in 1904-1905, his flag was on the USS Wisconsin (BB-9) and his son, Yates, Jr. served as his flag lieutenant. Stirling, Jr. commanded the Yangtze Patrol in 1927- 1929. Yates Stirling III, who was born at Manila, the Philippines in 1904, was a Navy Captain and Yates Stirling IV, I believe I read (but can't find the link now) was a Navy frogman for at least one manned space capsule recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Ambrosini Posted February 2, 2021 Share #18 Posted February 2, 2021 BG Ralph E Haines Sr. and son, Gen. Ralph E Haines Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted February 5, 2021 Share #19 Posted February 5, 2021 General Walton H. Walker and General Samuel S. Walker. Both men attended VMI for one year before transferring to USMA. General Sam Walker later returned to VMI as superintendent from 1981-1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share #20 Posted February 5, 2021 3 hours ago, VMI88 said: General Walton H. Walker and General Samuel S. Walker. Both men attended VMI for one year before transferring to USMA. General Sam Walker later returned to VMI as superintendent from 1981-1988. Oh wow, great addition, I never knew that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share #21 Posted June 7, 2021 Adna Chaffee Sr Adna Chaffee Jr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share #22 Posted June 8, 2021 Here's one I just found out about. Leonard F. Wing Sr Leonard F. Wing Jr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_F._Wing https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/leonard-f-wing-jr/article_81ddea22-0dc2-5770-915c- Wing Junior's Silver Star Citation, 84th Infantry Division. https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/139408 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Posted September 18, 2021 Share #23 Posted September 18, 2021 Regarding the entry above about RADM Chester Nimitz and a Fleet Admiral Nimitz, I believe that they are the same person. Could not find any info that indicated that the WWII Chester Nimitz had a father who was an Admiral. Would like to add RADM George Eugene Belknap and Reginald Rowan Belknap to the list. Belknap, Reginald Rowan (navy.mil) Would also like to add the Admirals Kidd Isaac C. Kidd - Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share #24 Posted September 19, 2021 10 hours ago, Slam said: Regarding the entry above about RADM Chester Nimitz and a Fleet Admiral Nimitz, I believe that they are the same person. Could not find any info that indicated that the WWII Chester Nimitz had a father who was an Admiral. Would like to add RADM George Eugene Belknap and Reginald Rowan Belknap to the list. Belknap, Reginald Rowan (navy.mil) Would also like to add the Admirals Kidd Isaac C. Kidd - Wikipedia Great contribution Slam, and on your very first post. Lets add their photos here.. Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap (1832–1903) Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap (1871-1959) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share #25 Posted September 19, 2021 And Isaac Campbell Kidd Sr (1884-1941) He dies incredibly on December 7th 1941. Isaac Campbell Kidd Jr. (1919-1999) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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