Donald E. Rosenblum
| Donald Edward Rosenblum | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 3, 1929 The Bronx, New York, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
Donald Edward Rosenblum (born June 3, 1929) is a retired Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He is an alumnus of The Citadel, Class of 1951.[1]
As a second lieutenant, Rosenblum served during the Korean War as a platoon leader with Company E, 224th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 40th Infantry Division; one of his fellow platoon leaders in Company E was Edward C. Meyer.
In the early 1960s, Rosenblum was assigned to the Special Warfare Office of the Army's Office of the Chief of Research and Development. In 1963 he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College. He was executive secretary of the Army Scientific Advisory Panel from 1965 to 1966 as a major.
Rosenblum commanded a battalion in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He graduated from the United States Army War College in 1969. In his second Vietnam tour, he was commander of the Division Support Command (DISCOM) for the 101st Airborne Division.
As a major general, he commanded the 24th Infantry Division from 1975 to 1977.
As a lieutenant general, he was commander of the First Army from 1981 until being succeeded by Charles D. Franklin in 1984.
He also served as deputy chief of staff for training at the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command as well as deputy commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps.
He retired to Savannah, Georgia where he started a consulting firm, Rosenblum and Associates.[2][3]
In 1990, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Military Science from The Citadel.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ↑ http://savannahnow.com/stories/012400/LOCnoelleschat.shtml
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2014-09-24.