Background
Burdett, Allen Mitchell was born on August 25, 1921 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Allen Mitchell and Margaret (Briscoe) Burdett.
Burdett, Allen Mitchell was born on August 25, 1921 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Allen Mitchell and Margaret (Briscoe) Burdett.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1943. Graduate Infantry School, 1951, Command and General Staff College, 1953, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, 1955. Army War College, 1959.
Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1965.
Second lieutenant United States Army, 1943, advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, 1973. Assistant professor military science and tactics Georgia Institute Technology, 1947-1950. S3 and battalion Executive officer 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, 1951-1952.
Infantry battalion commander, regimental Executive officer 31st Infantry, 7th Infantry Division, 1953-1954.
G1 and G2, 7th Infantry Division, 1954. Army representative Office of Commandant United States Air Force Academy, 1955-1958.
Director Combat Devels. Office, deputy assistant commandant Army Aviation School, 1960-1962.
Executive officer to assistant secretary army, 1962-1965.
Commanding officer 11th Aviation Group, 1st Cavalry Division, 1965-1966. Military assistant Office Director Defense Research and Engineering, 1966-1968. Assistant division commander 101st Airborne Division, 1968-1969.
Commanding general 1st Aviation Brigade, 1969-1970.
Director Army Aviation, Office Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development, Department Army, 1970. Commanding general United States Army Aviation Center and commandant United States Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1970-1973.
Commanding general III Corps and Fort Hood (Texas), 1973-1975. Commanding general 5th United States Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1975-1978.
Retired, 1978.
Member Army Aviation Association American, Association Grads United States Military Academy, Association United States Army, Society of Cincinnati, Order of Daedalians.
Married Antoinette Salley, April. Children: Allen Mitchell III, William M., Margaret B., Douglas North. Commissioned.