William Pagonis
American general (1941-)
Lieutenant General William Gus Pagonis (born April 30, 1941) served as the director of American logistics during the Gulf War of 1991.
Career
Pagonis served in the United States Army for 29 years, retiring with the three-star rank of lieutenant general.
He was commissioned into the United States (U.S.) Army through the Penn State University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) in 1964. Pagonis attended the U.S. Army Infantry School in 1965. From February 1967 to February 1968, he served in Vietnam as Commander of the 1097th Transportation Company. He returned to Vietnam from June 1970 to November 1970 as Division Transportation Officer, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) and through July 1971 as Executive Officer, 2d Battalion (Airmobile), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile).
Pagonis was Commanding General of the 22nd Theater Army Area Command, United States Central Command, Saudi Arabia, from August 1990 to January 1992; Deputy Commanding General, Materiel Readiness/Executive Director for Conventional Ammunition, U.S. Army Materiel Command from January 1992 to June 1992; and Commanding General, 21st Theater Army Area Command, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany from June 1992 to October 1993. He retired October 31, 1993.
While in the service, Pagonis attended the U.S. Army Transportation School, Pennsylvania State University, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Naval War College. He earned both a B.S. degree in Transportation and Traffic Management and a master's degree in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University.
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