Background
Konitzer, Thomas Joseph was born on June 19, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Aloysius Gerard and Barbara (Grien) Konitzer.
Konitzer, Thomas Joseph was born on June 19, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Aloysius Gerard and Barbara (Grien) Konitzer.
Bachelor, University St. Thomas, 1965. Graduate, Officer Candidate School, 1967. Graduate, The Armor School, 1971.
Graduate, United States Army Command/Staff College, 1976. Master of Science, Shippensburg University, 1985. Graduate, United States Army War College, 1985.
Student, University Chicago, 1987.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1967; advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Army, 1991; basic, advanced training and armor instructor, United States Army, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1966; Executive officer, 9th Enlisted Training Company, 2d Battalion, School Brigade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1967; section leader, motor officer, 283d Aviation Company, 20th Aviation Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, 1968-1969; platoon commander, operations officer, Battery B, 2d Battalion, 20th Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Carson, 1969; Executive officer, Company A, 1st Battalion, School Brigade, United States Armor School, Fort Knox, 1970; commander headquarters research officers' training corps coordinating committee, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington, 1971; commander K Troop, 3d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington, 1972; with 3d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1972; commander Regimental Combined Arms Training Troop, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1972-1974; military observer, United Nations truce supervisor, Palestine, Israel, 1974-1975; assistant operations officer, Israel-Syria Mixed Armistice Committee, Damascus, Syria, 1975; commander Air Cavalry Troop, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, 1976-1977; with 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, 1977-1978; Executive officer, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, 1978; commander Air Cavalry Troop, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, 1978-1979; protocol officer Office of Chief of Staff, United States Army, Washington, 1979-1981; commander 3d Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, United States Army, Europe, 1981-1983; secretary of general's staff, Headquarters V corpus, United States army Europe and 7th Army Germany, 1983-1984; deputy assistant chief of staff operations and force development, Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Washington, 1985-1987; commander 6th Cavalry Brigade, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas, 1988-1990; deputy commander/assistant commandant United States Army Aviation School, United States Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1990-1991; assistant division commander, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1991-1993; commander 1st Region, United States Army Cadet Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, since 1993.
Married Carrie, Thomas Junior, Christy, Lisa, Mary, Brian, Scott.