Alfred A. Sanelli
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Brigadier General Alfred A. Sanelli, Pennsylvania Guard (May 1, 1921 – December 12, 2005). (Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army
.) Brigadier General
Sanelli was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, Class of 1939. Following Valley Forge, he attended the University at Buffalo
, but his education was interrupted in 1942 with the outbreak of World War II
. He returned to college in 1946 and received a Bachelor's degree in English. He later earned a Master's degree from Columbia University
.
BG Sanelli was a member of the English Department at Valley Forge in 1947 and returned to active duty in 1948. During his US Army career, BG Sanelli served in various capacities as a commander and staff officer, stateside and overseas. In 1952 he was assigned as Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of Wisconsin. In 1958 he was appointed Assistant Professor of English at West Point. His last Army assignment before retiring in 1965 was as Professor of Military Science at Valley Forge.
After his retirement, BG Sanelli was an Associate Professor of English at West Chester University. In 1967 he returned to Valley Forge as the Dean of the Academy, with the rank of Brigadier General, Pennsylvania Guard, a position he held for 17 years before assuming his post as Chaplain
and Assistant to the President in 1984. During that period he was also the Dean of the College for two years. In addition, he served as an adjunct
instructor of First Class English in the Academy and was an adjunct Professor of Ethics at the College.
As a cadet, BG Sanelli was the Company Commander of B Company and was Class President in his First and Second Class years. He was a member of the Honor Council and received the Order of Anthony Wayne
.
In 1971 he was cited as a Leader in American Secondary School Education. In 1981 he was presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award and at Homecoming 1999, he received the Valley Forge George Washington Award.
United States Army
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.) Brigadier General
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
Sanelli was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, Class of 1939. Following Valley Forge, he attended the University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...
, but his education was interrupted in 1942 with the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He returned to college in 1946 and received a Bachelor's degree in English. He later earned a Master's degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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BG Sanelli was a member of the English Department at Valley Forge in 1947 and returned to active duty in 1948. During his US Army career, BG Sanelli served in various capacities as a commander and staff officer, stateside and overseas. In 1952 he was assigned as Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of Wisconsin. In 1958 he was appointed Assistant Professor of English at West Point. His last Army assignment before retiring in 1965 was as Professor of Military Science at Valley Forge.
After his retirement, BG Sanelli was an Associate Professor of English at West Chester University. In 1967 he returned to Valley Forge as the Dean of the Academy, with the rank of Brigadier General, Pennsylvania Guard, a position he held for 17 years before assuming his post as Chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
and Assistant to the President in 1984. During that period he was also the Dean of the College for two years. In addition, he served as an adjunct
Adjunct
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instructor of First Class English in the Academy and was an adjunct Professor of Ethics at the College.
As a cadet, BG Sanelli was the Company Commander of B Company and was Class President in his First and Second Class years. He was a member of the Honor Council and received the Order of Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of brigadier general and the sobriquet of Mad Anthony.-Early...
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In 1971 he was cited as a Leader in American Secondary School Education. In 1981 he was presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award and at Homecoming 1999, he received the Valley Forge George Washington Award.