Dale Vesser

Dale Vesser
Dale Vesser
Born	September 10, 1932; Los Angeles, California U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1954–1987
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	5th Infantry Division; Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5)
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Army Distinguished Service Medal (2); Silver Star Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal (2); Legion of Merit (3); Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (3); Purple Heart; Air Medal (40)

Dale Allen Vesser[1][2][3] (born September 10, 1932) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. He served as Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1985 until his retirement in 1987.[2]

Vesser was commissioned in 1954 after graduation from the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree in military science.[4][5] Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship,[3] he completed a B.A. degree in political science at Oxford University in 1957.[1][5] Vesser also earned an M.A. degree in economics from Oxford University.[5]

Vesser served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1970 to 1971.[2] He was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart[5] and 40 Air Medals. Vesser also received the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, two Defense Superior Service Medals, three awards of the Legion of Merit[2] and three Meritorious Service Medals.[5]

After retirement from active duty, Vesser served during the George H. W. Bush administration as Assistant Under Secretary of Defense for Resources and Plans.[6]

References

U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. January 1, 1966. p. 579. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
"Dale Allen Vesser". Military Times. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
Schaeper, Thomas J.; Schaeper, Kathleen (2010). "Appendix: U.S. Rhodes Scholars, 1904-2006". Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite. Berghahn Books. p. 376. ISBN 9781845457211. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
"Retired General Vesser named deputy chief of Gulf War illnesses office".
"Major General Dale A. Vesser". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 445. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
""Prevent the Reemergence of a New Rival": The Making of the Cheney Regional Defense Strategy, 1991-1992". The National Security Archive. The George Washington University. Retrieved 2021-11-14.

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[register-1] U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. January 1, 1966. p. 579. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

[valor-2] "Dale Allen Vesser". Military Times. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

[Rhodes-3] Schaeper, Thomas J.; Schaeper, Kathleen (2010). "Appendix: U.S. Rhodes Scholars, 1904-2006". Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite. Berghahn Books. p. 376. ISBN 9781845457211. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

[4] "Retired General Vesser named deputy chief of Gulf War illnesses office".

[Army_bio-5] "Major General Dale A. Vesser". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 445. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

[6] ""Prevent the Reemergence of a New Rival": The Making of the Cheney Regional Defense Strategy, 1991-1992". The National Security Archive. The George Washington University. Retrieved 2021-11-14.