Background
Morton, Richard Lew was born on April 19, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Lew Myers and Martha Margaret (Hahn) Morton.
Morton, Richard Lew was born on April 19, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Lew Myers and Martha Margaret (Hahn) Morton.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1949. Master of Arts, Heidelberg University, Germany, 1956. Master of Arts, The American University, 1965.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1949; advanced through grades to brigade general, United States Army, 1970; platoon leader and company commander, United States Army/First Cavalry Division, 1950-1951; battalion commander, 2nd Infantry Division, Vietnam, 1966-1967; brig. commander, 8th Transportation Brigade executive director, United States Army War College Foundation/United States Army War College, Carlisle Branch, Pennsylvania, 1975. Logistics consultant Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975-1976, Ketron, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1979-1985, Mandex Company, Alexandria, 1985-1987.
Married Maryanne Muehlhof, July 14, 1951. Children: Richard William, Glenn Lew, Geoffrey E.