Background
Rice, WEsley HOward was born on February 7, 1932 in Baltimore. Son of Walter James and Dorothea (Rudiger) Rice.
Rice, WEsley HOward was born on February 7, 1932 in Baltimore. Son of Walter James and Dorothea (Rudiger) Rice.
Graduate, Marine Corps. Command and Staff College, 1967. Distinguished graduate, Air War College, 1974.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Troy State University, 1975.
Served as enlisted man United States Marine Corps, 1951-1952, commissioned Second lieutenant, 1952, advanced through grades to major general, 1981. Deputy Commander, chief operations and training Naval Advisory Detachment, Vietnam, 1967-1968. Plans officer Africa Division United States Strike Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida, 1968-1970.
Commanding officer 3d Battalion 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1970-1971. Special assignments Headquarters Marine Corps., Washington, 1971-1973. Operations officer Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, 1974-1975.
Commanding officer Marine Barracks, director Marine Corps Institute, Washington, 1975-1978. Assistant division Commander 3d Marine Division Fleet Marine Force Pacific, Okinawa, Japan, 1978-1979. Deputy Commander Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, Camp Her Majesty Smith, Hawaii, 1979-1980, commanding general 1st Marine Brigadier Kaneohe Bay, 1980-1981.
Commanding general Marine Corps Recruit Depot-Western Recruiting Region, San Diego, 1981-1984. Director Joint Special Operations Agency, 1984-1986. Inspector general United States Marine Corps, since 1986.
Married Elizabeth Faas, November 26, 1955. 1 son, John Jay.