Background
Fields, Harold Thomas was born on September 26, 1938 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Harold Thomas and Mary Jane (Montfort) Fields.
Fields, Harold Thomas was born on September 26, 1938 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Harold Thomas and Mary Jane (Montfort) Fields.
Bachelor in Political Science, The Citadel, 1960; Master of Arts in Political Science, Kansas State University, 1973.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1960; advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Army, 1991; special assistant to chief of staff, United States Army Training Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina., 1979-1980; brigade commander, 1st Basic Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, 1980-1982; federal executive fellow, Brookings Institute, Washington, 1982-1983; chief Force Planning Analysis Office, Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Department of the Army, Washington, 1983-1984; assistant deputy chief of staff for combat developers, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1984-1986; assistant division commander, 6th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska., 1986-1988; commanding general, 6th Infantry Division and United States Army Alaska, Fort Richardson, 1988-1990; assistant deputy chief of staff for operations and plans, Department of the Army, Washington, 1990-1991; deputy commander in chief, chief of staff, United States Pacific Command, Camp Her Majesty Smith, Hawaii., since 1991.
Board of directors Chugach Advisory Council Boy Scouts American, Anchorage, 1988-1990, Armed Forces Young Men’s Christian Association, Honolulu, since 1991. Member Alaska Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1987-1990), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Lucy Ezell, August 7, 1965. Children: Mary Elizabeth, Harold Thomas III.