John Lawson Ballantyne, III

Background

III, John Lawson Ballantyne, was born on July 20, 1931 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of John L. and Margaret Beall (Neff) B.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Art and Military Engineering, United States Military Academy, 1954. Student, Armor School, 1960. Student, United States Air Force Air Command and Staff College, 1968.

Student, Industrial College of Armed Forces, 1973. Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1962.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1954. Advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 1983. Tank platoon leader, 723d tank battalion Fort Irwin, California, 1955-1956.

Tank platoon leader, assistant battalion S-3, troop executive officer and troop Commander, 1st battalion, Fulda, Federal Republic Germany, 1956-1959. 14th armored calvary regiment Federal Republic Germany, 1956-1959. Instructor then assistant professor earth, space and graphic science department United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1962-1965.

Subsector advisor, advisory team 57 Cau Ke District, Vinh Binh Province, Republic of Viet Nam, 1965-1966. Executive officer, 4th battalion, 1st training brigade Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1966-1967. Personnel management officer, then chief education and personnel actions section, Armor branch, Office of Personnel Operations, Department Army, Washington, 1968-1970, officer personnel directorate, 1968-1970.

Secretary general staff, I field force Vietnam, 1970. Commanding officer 2d squadron, 11th armored cavalry regiment Vietnam, 1970-1971. Operations research analyst, armor infantry systems group Office of Vice Chief of Staff, Washington, 1971-1972.

Executive and secretary to Army systems review council, material programs directorate Office of Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, 1973-1974. Deputy director systems review and analysis office Office, Chief of Research, Development and Acquisition, 1974. Commanding officer, 11th armored cavalry regiment, V corps Europe, 1974-1976.

Deputy community Commander, Frankfurt military community Europe, 1976-1977. Chief of staff, V corps Europe, 1977-1978. Assistant division Commander, 5th infantry division (mechanized) Fort Polk, Louisiana, 1979-1980.

Deputy commanding general, assistant commandant United States Army Armor School and Center Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1980-1982. Deputy commanding general United States Army combined arms combat development activity Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1982-1983. Commanding general United States Army combined arms operations research activity, 1983.

Commander military district of Washington, 1983-1986. Chairman Inter-American Defense Board, since 1986.

Achievements

• John Lawson Ballantyne, III has been listed as a noteworthy army officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member United States Army Armor Association, Association of the United States Army.

Interests

• Avocations: jogging; fishing.

Connections

Married Ann Chaffee, June 25, 1954. Children– John L. IV, Mary Helen Ballantyne Sneed.

Father:

John L. B.

Mother:

Margaret Beall (Neff) B.

Spouse:

Ann Chaffee

child:

John L. IV III

child:

Mary Helen Ballantyne Sneed III