Background
Foss, John William was born on February 13, 1933 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States. Son of Peter Edwin and Mary Margaret (Connole) Foss.
Foss, John William was born on February 13, 1933 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States. Son of Peter Edwin and Mary Margaret (Connole) Foss.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1956; Master of Science in Public Administrator, Shippensberg State College, 1973; attended, United States Army War College, 1973.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1956; advanced through grades to general, United States Army infantry platoon leader, 504 Airborne Infantry, Germany., 1957-1958; infantry platoon leader, 187th Airborne Infantry, Beirut, Lebanon, 1958; commander, 32d Infantry, 7th Infantry Division, Korea., 1963-1964; instructor, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England, 1965-1967; brigade operations officer, 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam, 1967-1968; infantry battalion commander, 3d Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam, 1969-1970; brigade commander, 3d Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, Fort Hood, Texas, 1977-1979; chief, joint military advisory, United States Mission to Philippines, Manila, 1980-1982; commanding general, 7th Army Training Commanded, Germany, 1982-1984; major general, commanding general, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Bonning, 1984-1986; major general, commanding general, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1986; Lieutenant general, commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps., Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1986-1988; Lieutenant general, deputy chief staff operations, Department of Army, Washington, 1988-1989; general, commanding general, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1989-1991; retired,, General, 1991. Consultant Defense Industries. Mark Clark lecturer to Brazil, 1987, Kermit Roosevelt lecturer to Great Britain, 1990.
Fellow Association United States Army (senior ).
Married Gloria Flinter Foss, April 6, 1957. Children: John W. Junior, Kevin, Julia.