Richard Trefry
United States Army general
Richard Greenleaf Trefry (August 6, 1924 – February 25, 2023) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His last assignment was Inspector General of the Army.
Military career
Trefry began his Army career as an enlisted soldier and served in World War II before attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York where he received a commission in 1950 as a field artillery officer. His first assignment was with the 70th Field Artillery Battalion, in Germany, serving as a Reconnaissance and Survey Officer. After his tour of duty, he returned to the United States and was assigned the artillery school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he was promoted to captain and instructed artillery tactics. Noted for his teaching abilities, he was subsequently assigned as an instructor at the Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
In 1958 Trefry reported to Korea and assumed command of an artillery battery of the 1st Battalion, 31st Artillery. He subsequently was assigned to instructor duty at West Point followed by a tour of duty at Schofield Barracks where he served in the Headquarters of the US Army in Hawaii. In 1966, Lieutenant Colonel Trefry returned to Fort Sill where he assumed command of the 2nd Battalion, 94th Field Artillery and then deployed that battalion to Vietnam.
After attending the U.S. Army War College, Trefry assumed command of the Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas and then became the chief of staff, 1st Cavalry Division.
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