Background
Gaskill, Robert Clarence was born on April 12, 1931 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of John Clement and Armania Drucilla (Jones) Gaskill.
Gaskill, Robert Clarence was born on April 12, 1931 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of John Clement and Armania Drucilla (Jones) Gaskill.
Bachelor cum laude, Howard University, 1952. Master of Business Administration, George Washington University, 1960. Graduate various army schools.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1952, advanced through grades to major general, 1977. Service in Korea, Vietnam, Europe. Commander Letterkenny Army Depot Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1974-1975.
Commanding general 1st Support Brigade Kaiserslautern, Germany, 1975-1976. Deputy commanding general 21st Support Command Germany, 1976-1977. Deputy commandant Army War College Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1977-1978.
Deputy director Defense Logistics Agency Cameron Station, Virginia, 1978-1981. Retired, 1981; consultant, associate professorial lecturer business and public administration Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, since 1981. Instructor accounting University Virginia, Fort Lee, 1962.
Fellow Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society. Lecturer in field.
District commissioner Boy Scouts American, West Germany, 1975-1977. Founding member Woodbridge High School Choral Boosters Club, since 1979. Chairman Fort Belvoir Retiree Council.
Member citizen advisory committee Consortium Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia. Board directors Army Quartermaster Foundation. Member membership and allocations committee Greater Washington Area United Way.
Elder, deacon Covenant Presbyterian Church. Member Association United States Army, American Defense Preparedness Association, American Management Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Omega Psi Phi.
Married Erotida Maria Ponce, June 19, 1954. Children: Robert Clarence, Vivienne Renee Gaskill Porter, Juli Anne Gaskill Henderson, Cheryl Lynn Gaskill Foster.