Jesse Cross
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| Jesse Cross | |
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 BG Jesse Cross |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1979-present |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | Commanding General, United States Army Quartermaster Center and School |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal (x2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal] (x5) Parachutist Badge |
Army Brigadier General Jesse R. Cross is the 50th Quartermaster General as well as Commanding General, United States Army Quartermaster Center and School and Deputy Commanding General, Fort Lee, Virginia.
Brigadier General Cross is a graduate of West Texas State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing and a Master’s Degree in Logistics Management from Florida Institute of Technology. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps through ROTC in 1979. He is a graduate of the Quartermaster Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College, and the War College.
Brigadier General Cross’ past assignments include: Platoon Leader, Property Book Officer, and Shop Officer, 225th Maintenance Company, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Supply Control Officer, 2nd Supply and Transportation Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea; Commander, Headquarters and Supply Company, 3rd Support Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Assistant Professor of Military Science at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas; Supply Management Officer, Materiel Management Center, Fort Hood, Texas; Support Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 3rd Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; Logistics Staff Officer, Directorate of Logistics, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Commander, 125th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Senior Forward Support Battalion Observer Controller, Combat Maneuver Training Center, at the Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany; Support Operations Officer, 3D Corps Support Command, Wiesbaden, Germany; Commander, 200th Materiel Management Center, Kaiserslautern, Germany; and Plans Chief, J4, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Cross was promoted to Brigadier General in a ceremony held at the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia on Dec. 2, 2005. His last assigment was as commander of the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency. DSCP annually buys over $12.4 billion worth of food, clothing, textiles, medicines, medical supplies, construction and equipment items for American military personnel and other customers worldwide.
Brigadier General Cross is married and has four children.
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Awards and decorations include: Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star , Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, and the Parachutist Badge.
Cross was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment in 2006 and was awarded the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin in 2003.
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