| Robert E. Hall | |
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SMA Robert E. Hall |
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| Born | May 31, 1947 Gaffney, South Carolina |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1968-2000 |
| Rank | Sergeant Major of the Army |
| Battles/wars | Desert Storm |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star |
Robert E. Hall was sworn in as the eleventh Sergeant Major of the Army on October 21, 1997 and served until June 23, 2000.
Hall was born in Gaffney, South Carolina, on May 31, 1947. He entered the Army in February 1968 and attended Basic Training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Bliss, Texas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in management from Park College in Parkville, Missouri.
He held a variety of senior NCO positions culminating in his assignment as the Sergeant Major of the Army. He previously held the senior enlisted position as Command Sergeant Major of the United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Other assignments he held as Command Sergeant Major were: the 1st Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Commandant, 24th Infantry Division Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Stewart; and the 24th Division Artillery, Saudi Arabia and Iraq; the 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; and First U.S. Army, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Throughout his 32-year career, SMA Hall has held every key leadership position including: squad leader, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; platoon sergeant, battalion operations sergeant and battalion intelligence sergeant, 1st Armored Division, Germany; first sergeant, B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 59th Air Defense Artillery, Germany; and drill sergeant, Fort Bliss, Texas. His military education includes Drill Sergeant School, Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, First Sergeants Course, and the Sergeants Major Academy, where he served as an instructor upon graduation from class 26. He also served on the staff of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia. His experience and expertise distinguished him as the 1979 Army Drill Sergeant of the Year and selection and induction into the prestigious Sergeant Morales Club and the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.
In retirement, Hall continues to serve the military community and has received numerous awards to include the Outstanding Civilian Service Award. In 2007, he was presented the Doughboy Award for his outstanding contributions to the US Army Infantry.
His awards and decorations include both the Department of Defense and the Army Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster, tenth award of the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two campaign stars, the NCO Professional Development Ribbon with award numeral 4, the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 3, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), the Army Staff Identification Badge and Drill Sergeant Identification Badge.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.army.mil/leaders/leaders/sma/former/hall.html".
The Sergeants Major of the Army, Daniel K. Elder, Center of Military History, United States Army Washington, D.C. 2003.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gene C. McKinney |
Sergeant Major of the Army 1997—2000 |
Succeeded by Jack L. Tilley |