Background
McCown, Hal Dale was born on November 26, 1916 in Little Rock. Son of George Malcolm and Myrtle (Snell) McCown.
McCown, Hal Dale was born on November 26, 1916 in Little Rock. Son of George Malcolm and Myrtle (Snell) McCown.
Bachelor of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1940; Master of Arts in International Affairs, George Washington University, 1962; graduate, Command and General Staff College, 1943; graduate, Army War College, 1955.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1940; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1967; company and battalion duties, (4th and 30th divisions), 1940-1943; combat duty with 30th Division, European Theatre of Operations, 1944-1945; instructor tactics Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1945-1946; instructor infantry tactics Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1947-1948; assistant and deputy secretary general staff Far East Command, Tokyo, 1948-1951; commanding officer 17th Infantry Regiment, Korea, 1951-1952; R.O.T.C. duty Louisiana State University, 1952-1954; chief army organization branch Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe, Paris, 1953-1958; chief United States Army advisory group Air U., 1958-1962; senior adviser II Corps, Vietnam, 1962-1963; deputy director management, United States Army, 1963-1964; director management, United States Army, 1964-1965; dir Vietnam Support Expediting Task Force, 1965-1966; director ground munitions Office Assistant Secretary Defense, 1966-1967; commander United States Military Assistance Command Thailand, also chief JUSMAG, Thailand, 1967-1969; deputy commanding general 11 Field Force, Vietnam, 1969-1970; commanding general Delta Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 1970-1971.
Married Rowena Merle Harmon, May 24, 1942. Children: Hal Dale, David Harmon, Malcolm Lee, Marian Merle, Anne Leslie.