Background
Knowles, Richard Thomas was born on December 20, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John T. and Signe (Almcrantz) Knowles.
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Richard Thomas Knowles
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Student, University Illinois, 1938-1942; student Command and General Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College, 1956; student Command and General Staff College, United States Army War College, 1959.
Career
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1942; advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Army, 1970; executive, battalion commander, 96th F.S. Battalion, Far East Command, 1950-1951; student, then instructor, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1951-1955; chief budget and plans branch, Office Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, United States Army, Washington, 1956-1958; chief, Establishments Bureau, Headquarters United States Army Element, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe, 1959-1960; military assistant Chief of Staff, Establishments Bureau, Headquarters United States Army Element, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe, 1960-1962; commanding officer, 3d United States Army Missile Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1962-1963; division artillery commander, assistant division commander, 11th Air Assault Division, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1963-1965; assistant division commander, 1st Cavalry Division, (airmobile), Fort Benning, Vietnam, 1965-1966; chief of staff, II Field Force, Vietnam, 1966; commanding general, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Vietnam, 1966-1967; commanding general, Task Force Oregon, Vietnam, 1967; assistant deputy chief of staff for military operations, United States Army, Washington, 1967-1970; assistant to chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, 1970-1972; commanding general, I Corps Republic of Korea/United States Group, Korea, 1972-1973; deputy commander, 8th Army, Korea, 1973-1974; retired, 1974; manager support services, Northrop, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1979; owner, operator, The General's Store, since 1980; member, New Mexico House of Representatives.
Achievements
Membership
Member commission Conquistador council Boy Scouts American. Member Roswell Chamber of Commerce (president' club).
Connections
Married Elizabeth Wood Chaney, 1975. Children: Diane T. Knowles Buchwald, Katherine T. Knowles Buck, Rebecca T. Knowles Crosby, Richard J. Knowles, Stanley W. crosby III, Steven W. Chaney.
- Father:
- John T. Knowles
- Mother:
- Signe (Almcrantz) Knowles
- Spouse:
- Elizabeth Wood Chaney
- child:
- Richard J. Knowles
- child:
- Stanley W. crosby III Knowles
- child:
- Rebecca T. Knowles Crosby Knowles
- child:
- Steven W. Chaney Knowles
- child:
- Katherine T. Knowles Buck Knowles
- child:
- Diane T. Knowles Buchwald Knowles
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Decorated Distinguished Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with V device and oak leaf cluster, Air medal with 25oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart, Vietnam National Order 5th Class, Vietnam Gallantry Cross with 2 bronze palms, Vietnam Armed Forces Honor medal 1st Class, Order of National Security Merit Guk-Seon medal Republic of Korea. Recipient Silver Beaver award Boy Scouts American, Distinguished Citizens award Congressional Medal Honor Society, Roswell Board Realtors Citizen of the Year award, 1995. Paul Harris fellowship.Decorated Distinguished Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with V device and oak leaf cluster, Air medal with 25oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart, Vietnam National Order 5th Class, Vietnam Gallantry Cross with 2 bronze palms, Vietnam Armed Forces Honor medal 1st Class, Order of National Security Merit Guk-Seon medal Republic of Korea. Recipient Silver Beaver award Boy Scouts American, Distinguished Citizens award Congressional Medal Honor Society, Roswell Board Realtors Citizen of the Year award, 1995. Paul Harris fellowship.