James W. Sutherland
James William Sutherland | |
|---|---|
_CG,_XXIV_Corps,_looks_out_from_FSB_Ryder_with_COL_Edmund_G._Derning_Jr._(left)_CO_7th_Marines,_and_MG_Charles_F._Widdecke,_CG_1st_MD.jpg) LTG Sutherland, center, 1 September 1970 | |
| Nickname(s) | Jock |
| Born | February 8, 1918 Benton County, Arkansas |
| Died | May 1, 1987 (aged 69) Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1971 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | XXIV Corps |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
James William Sutherland (1918–1987) was a United States Army Lieutenant General, who served as commander of XXIV Corps during the Vietnam War.
Early life and education
[edit]Sutherland was born on 8 February 1918 in Benton County, Arkansas.
Military service
[edit]Post WWII
[edit]MG Sutherland served as commander of the US Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground from August 1963 to December 1965.[1]
Vietnam War
[edit]Sutherland served as commander of XXIV Corps from 18 June 1970 until 9 June 1971.[2][3] During this time he was involved in the planning and support of Operation Lam Son 719.[4][5][3]: 196 On 25 March 1971 Sutherland advised COMUSMACV General Creighton Abrams ". .. As you have stated before we can take [the South Vietnamese] . . . only so far; beyond that point they must go on their own. We have reached that point in Lam Son 719. Today I am not sure of how much further we can take them."[6]
Post Vietnam
[edit]Sutherland served as Chief of Staff United States European Command from 1971.[7]
He died on 1 May 1987 in Beaufort, South Carolina, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
- ^ Arsenal for the Brave; a History of the U.S. Army Material Command, 1962-1968. United States Army. 1969. p. 306.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer (2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 2nd Edition. ABC-CLIO. p. 1694. ISBN 9781851099610.
- ^ a b Cosmas, Graham (1986). US Marines in Vietnam Vietnamization and Redeployment 1970-1971. History and Museums Division Headquarters United States Marine Corps. p. 69. ISBN 9781494287498.
- ^ Nolan, Keith (1986). Into Laos. Presidio Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780440200444.
- ^ "Debriefing report of General James W. Sutherland" (PDF). US Army. June 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Hammond, William (1996). United States Army in Vietnam Public Affairs: The Military and the Media, 1968–1973. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 483. ISBN 0-16-048696-3.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "LTG Sutherland gives command of XXIV Corps to LTG Dolvin" (PDF). Southern Cross Americal Division. 16 July 1971. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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