Background
Tait, Thomas Harrison was born on April 4, 1932 in Glen Cove, New York, United States. Son of John Harrison and Agnes Kristina (Nilsson) Tait.
Tait, Thomas Harrison was born on April 4, 1932 in Glen Cove, New York, United States. Son of John Harrison and Agnes Kristina (Nilsson) Tait.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Virginia Military Institute, 1955. Master of Arts in Political Science, Auburn University, 1970. Graduate Armor School basic and advanced courses, Air Command and Staff College.
Graduate Armor School basic and advanced courses, National War College.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1955; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1986; commander 3d brigade, 8th mechanic division, United States Army, Mannheim, Federal Republic Germany, 1979-1981; operations officer 5th corpus, United States army, Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1981-1983; assistant division commander 3d infantry division, United States Army, Schweinfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1983-1984; commander 2d armored division (FWD), United States Army, Garlstedt, Federal Republic Germany, 1984-1985; director training, United States Army, Washington, 1985-1986; commander United States Army armor center, United States Army, Fort Knox, 1986-1989; deputy commander 2d Army, United States Army, Atlanta, 1989-1990; commander I Corps and Fort Lewis, United States Army, Fort Lewis, Washington., 1990-1991; director Desert Storm Study Group, United States Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1991. Distinguished member 15th United States Cavalry, Fort Knox, 1989. Honorary colonel 4th United States Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1991.
Member Armor Association, Association United States Army, Retired Officers Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Married Caroline Wood Gauss, June 30, 1956. Children: Elizabeth, Julia, Laura, Kristin.