Robert W. Sennewald
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Robert William Sennewald is a retired United States Army
four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea
/Commanding General, Eighth United States Army (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA) from 1982 to 1984; and as Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command
(CG FORSCOM) from 1984 to 1986. Sennewald was born on November 21, 1929 and was commissioned in 1951 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps upon graduation from Iowa State University
with a degree in physical education. While at Iowa State he was affiliated with Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. General Sennewald is an Iowa State University Distinguished Alumni Award winner. He was promoted to four star rank on May 24, 1982 and retired from the army in 1986. Sennewald was married to Nancy Vance Sennewald, who died in 2003 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery
. In 1994 he established Sennewald Associates which does consulting work on national security issues, and has served as Chairman of the Army and Air Force Mutual Aid Association, on the board of the Armed Services YMCA, and on the Advisory Council of the United States Field Artillery Association.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea
United States Forces Korea
United States Forces Korea refers to the ground, air and naval divisions of the United States armed forces stationed in South Korea....
/Commanding General, Eighth United States Army (CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK/CG EUSA) from 1982 to 1984; and as Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command
United States Army Forces Command
United States Army Forces Command is the largest Army Command and the preeminent provider of expeditionary, campaign-capable land forces to Combatant Commanders. Headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, FORSCOM consists of more than 750,000 Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National...
(CG FORSCOM) from 1984 to 1986. Sennewald was born on November 21, 1929 and was commissioned in 1951 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps upon graduation from Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
with a degree in physical education. While at Iowa State he was affiliated with Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. General Sennewald is an Iowa State University Distinguished Alumni Award winner. He was promoted to four star rank on May 24, 1982 and retired from the army in 1986. Sennewald was married to Nancy Vance Sennewald, who died in 2003 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
. In 1994 he established Sennewald Associates which does consulting work on national security issues, and has served as Chairman of the Army and Air Force Mutual Aid Association, on the board of the Armed Services YMCA, and on the Advisory Council of the United States Field Artillery Association.