Stanley Robert Larsen (November 11, 1915 – November 1, 2000) was a United States Army lieutenant general who served as commander of I Field Force, Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Stanley R. Larsen | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Swede" |
| Born | November 11, 1915 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Died | November 1, 2000 (aged 84) Talladega, Alabama |
| Buried | Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1938–1972 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Sixth United States Army I Field Force, Vietnam 8th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II Vietnam War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Military career
editLarsen attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1939. He served in the 35th Infantry Regiment, leading its 2nd Battalion in the Second Battle of Mount Austen during the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II.[1]
Larsen later commanded the 8th Infantry Division from November 1962 to April 1964, Task Force Alpha (later renamed I Field Force, Vietnam) from 4 August 1965 to July 1967,[2][3] and the Sixth United States Army until April 1971.[4]
References
edit This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
- ^ Frank, Richard (1990) (1990). Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. Random House. pp. 564–5. ISBN 0394588754.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cosmas, Graham (2006). MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Escalation, 1962–1967. Government Printing Office. p. 248. ISBN 9780160723674.
- ^ Carland, John (2000). Combat Operations Stemming the Tide May 1965 to October 1966. Army Center of Military History. p. 50. ISBN 9781782663430.
- ^ "6th Army Head Named". The New York Times. 24 April 1971. Retrieved 8 April 2018.