John Shalikashvili
John Shalikashvili | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 1993 | |
| Nickname(s) | "General Shali" |
| Born | 27 June 1936 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 23 July 2011 (aged 75) Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1997 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Supreme Allied Commander Europe Operation Provide Comfort 9th Infantry Division 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War Operation Provide Comfort Iraqi no-fly zones Third Taiwan Strait Crisis |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (4) Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (V) Meritorious Service Medal (4) Air Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
| Spouse(s) | Gunhild Bartsch
(m. 1963; died 1965)Joan Zimpelman (m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 |
| Other work | Visiting professor, Stanford University Director, Frank Russell Trust Company Director, L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. Director, Plug Power Inc. Director, United Defense Industries, Inc. |
John Malchase David Shalikashvili (Georgian: ჯონ მალხაზ დავით შალიკაშვილი, translit.: jon malkhaz davit shalik'ashvili, ka; 27 June 1936 – 23 July 2011) was a United States Army general. He was the Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1992 to 1993 and the 13th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997.[1] He was born in Warsaw, Poland.[2]
Shalikashvili was the first, and as of 2023 only, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff not born in the United States.[3]
Shalikashvili died of a stroke on 23 July 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state at the age of 75.[4]
References
- ↑ Marble, Andrew (2019). Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili's American Success. University Press of Kentucky. doi:10.2307/j.ctvn5tz24. ISBN 978-0-8131-7802-8. JSTOR j.ctvn5tz24. S2CID 202496492.
- ↑ "USNWC official website". Archived from the original on November 5, 2011.
- ↑ Luttwak (August 22, 1993). "Why Clinton Called Upon Shalikashvili". The Sacramento Bee.
- ↑ Dewan, Shaila (July 23, 2011). "Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, Military Chief in 1990s, Dies at 75". The New York Times.
Other websites
Media related to John Shalikashvili at Wikimedia Commons
- Shalikashvili calls for rethinking 'don't ask, don't tell'
- Andrew Marble, "In Memoriam: How General John Shalikashvili 'Paid It Forward' to 500,000 Others," Joint Forces Quarterly 63 (October 2011), 4–5.
- The Life and Legacy of Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, Q&A with Shali biographer Andrew Marble (August 2011)
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Arlington National Cemetery