Background
III, Lawson William Magruder, was born on November 5, 1947 in Bryan, Texas, United States. Son of Lawson William Junior and Maryanne (Windrow) M.
III, Lawson William Magruder, was born on November 5, 1947 in Bryan, Texas, United States. Son of Lawson William Junior and Maryanne (Windrow) M.
Bachelor of Business Administration in International Marketing, University Texas, 1969. Master of Arts in Personnel Management, Central Michigan University, 1979. Student, United States Army Command General Staff College, 1979.
Student, Army War College, 1986.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1969, advanced through grades to major general, 1995. Rifle platoon leader 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1969-1971, 23d Infantry Division, Vietnam. Assistant brigade operations officer, company Commander 82d Airborne Division, 1971-1974.
Ranger company Commander, battalion adjunct 2d Ranger Battalion, 1975-1977. Battalion operations officer 9th Infantry Division, 1977-1978. Infantry assignment officer United States Total Army Personnel Command, 1979-1982.
Brigade operations officer 172d Light Infantry Brigade, Alaska. Commander 5th battalion 327th Infantry, 1982-1985. Chief tactics, deputy director combined arms and tactics department United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1986-1988.
Commander 2d brigade 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 1988-1990. Executive assistant to deputy commander-in-chief, deputy director strategic policy and plans United States Pacific Command, 1990-1992. Assistant division Commander 10th Mountain Division.
Commander Combined Task Force Kismayo, Somalia, 1992-1993. Commanding general Joint Readiness Training Center United States Army, Fort Polk, Louisiana, 1993-1995. Commanding general United States Army South, Fort Clayton, Panama, 1995-1997.
Commanding general 10th mountain division Fort Drum, New York, 1997-1999. Deputy chief of staff for operations, deputy commanding general/chief of staff Headquarters United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia, since 1999.
President Fort Benning Parish Council, 1986-1988. Member Fort Benning School Board, 1987-1988.
Married Gloria Ann Banton, July 26, 1969. Children: Shannon, Loren, Matthew.