Daniel B. Allyn

Daniel B. Allyn
Daniel B. Allyn
	Official portrait, 2014
Born	25 July 1959 (age 65); New Hampshire, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1981–2017
Rank	General
Commands	Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army; United States Army Forces Command; XVIII Airborne Corps; 1st Cavalry Division
Battles / wars	Operation Urgent Fury; Operation Just Cause; Gulf War; Operation Desert Spring; War in Afghanistan; Iraq War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (3); Silver Star; Defense Superior Service Medal (3); Legion of Merit (3); Bronze Star Medal

Daniel Bartlett Allyn (born 25 July 1959) he is a retired United States Army general who served as the 35th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 2014 until 2017. Allyn previously served as the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps from 2012 to 2013 and of United States Army Forces Command from May 2013 to August 2014.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Allyn was born in New Hampshire on 25 July 1959, and raised in Berwick, Maine.^[3] He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1981.

Career

Allyn went on to serve overseas in South Korea, Grenada, Egypt, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan as a combat infantryman and a master parachutist.^[4]

Awards and decorations

Combat Infantryman Badge with Star (denoting 2nd award)

Ranger tab

Master Combat Parachutist Badge with one bronze Jump Device

Pathfinder Badge

Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

Army Staff Identification Badge

Canadian Jump Wings (non-operational)

Italian Parachutist Badge

82nd Airborne Division Combat Service Identification Badge

75th Ranger Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

7 Overseas Service Bars

Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters

Silver Star

Defense Superior Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters

Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters

Bronze Star Medal

Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Army Presidential Unit Citation

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters

Meritorious Unit Commendation

National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead device and two service stars

Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze campaign star

Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two campaign stars

Iraq Campaign Medal with four campaign stars

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korea Defense Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal

Army Service Ribbon

Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 3

NATO Medal for Service with ISAF

Multinational Force and Observers Medal with silver numeral 2

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Other

In 2013, Allyn was the honoree of the Patriot Foundation, an organization that provides scholarships and other support to the families of soldiers who have served in airborne, special operations and other army specialty units.

References

^ "FORSCOM | The United States Army". Forscom.army.mil. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^ "Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson nominated to command Fort Bragg, 18th Airborne Corps". Fayobserver.com. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^ West Point Alumni Foundation, inc; United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates (1991). Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates, USMA. ISSN 0090-2357. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
^ "Allyn promoted, becomes commander of FORSCOM". army.mil. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

External links

Military offices
Preceded by Frank Helmick	Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps 2012–2013	Succeeded by Joseph Anderson
Preceded by David M. Rodriguez	Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command 2013–2014	Succeeded by Mark A. Milley
Preceded by John F. Campbell	Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army 2014–2017	Succeeded by James C. McConville

[1] "FORSCOM | The United States Army". Forscom.army.mil. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

[2] "Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson nominated to command Fort Bragg, 18th Airborne Corps". Fayobserver.com. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

[google-3] West Point Alumni Foundation, inc; United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates (1991). Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates, USMA. ISSN 0090-2357. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

[army-4] "Allyn promoted, becomes commander of FORSCOM". army.mil. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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Leaders of the United States Army
Senior Officer / Commanding General	Washington Knox Doughty Harmar St. Clair Wayne Hamilton Wilkinson Dearborn J. Brown Macomb W. Scott McClellan Halleck Grant Sherman Sheridan Schofield Miles
Chiefs of Staff	Young Chaffee Bates Bell Wood Wotherspoon H. Scott Bliss March Pershing Hines Summerall MacArthur Craig Marshall Eisenhower Bradley Collins Ridgway Taylor Lemnitzer Decker Wheeler Johnson Westmoreland B. Palmer Abrams Weyand Rogers Meyer Wickham Vuono Sullivan Reimer Shinseki Schoomaker Casey Dempsey Odierno Milley McConville George
Vice Chiefs of Staff	Collins Haislip Hull Bolte W. Palmer Lemnitzer Decker Eddleman Hamlett Abrams Haines B. Palmer Haig Weyand Kerwin Kroesen Vessey Wickham Thurman A. Brown RisCassi Sullivan Reimer Peay Tilelli Griffith Crouch Shinseki Keane Casey Cody Chiarelli Austin Campbell Allyn McConville Martin George Mingus

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