Benjamin Franklin Register Jr. (10 June 1930 – 5 August 2019) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Register was commissioned as a distinguished military graduate from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1951, and served until his retirement in 1987.[1][2][3] He earned a B.S. degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech and later earned an M.S. degree in military logistics management from the Air Force Institute of Technology.[1]
Benjamin F. Register | |
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| Born | 10 June 1930 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | 5 August 2019 (aged 89) Opelika, Alabama, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1951–1987 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics |
| Battles / wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (2) Meritorious Service Medal (4) |
After his death, Register was interred at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery in Alabama on 8 August 2019.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lieutenant General Benjamin F. Register, Jr.". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 89. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Benjamin F. Register Jr., Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame Inductee 1990, U.S. Army Ordnance Corps". Goordnance.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ a b Vance Brooks Funeral Home. "Obituary for Benjamin F. Register, Jr. | Vance Brooks Funeral Home". vancebrooksfuneralhome.net. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Register, Benjamin Franklin Jr". Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration. Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
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