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Title

BG Alfred J. Mallette

Subject

BG ALfred J. MAllette

Description

Graduating class of 1961

Creator

Kelly Levenhagen

Source

SNC ROTC
Information taken from the CECOM LCMC Historical Office Website
www.monmouth.army.mil/historian/

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Date

May 6, 2012

Contributor

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Rights

SNC ROTC
CECOM LCMC Historical Office Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans

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Language

English

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Birth Date

1938-12-21

Birthplace

Green Bay

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Occupation

US Military

Biographical Text

(Then) Brigadier General Alfred J. Mallette assumed command of CECOM and Fort Monmouth on 10 July 1990. He received his second star in April 1991.

Mallette was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on 21 November 1938. Upon completing the Reserve Officer Training Corps curriculum at St. Norbert in 1961, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and awarded Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics and Mathematics. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Operations and Research Analysis from Ohio State University. His military education includes completion of the Signal Officer Basic Course, the Infantry Advanced Course, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

General Mallette has held a variety of important command and staff positions in addition to that of Commander, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command. Key assignments have included: Commanding General of the 5th Signal Command and Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management in USAREUR; Deputy Director of the Plans, Programs, and Systems Directorate, DISC4, Office of the Secretary of the Army; Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Signal School; Commander of the 93d Signal Brigade, USAREUR; and Commander of the 8th Signal Battalion, USAREUR.

General Mallette also served in a variety of important career-building assignments. He was Chief of the Program Section, Information Systems Division, Allied Forces Central Europe; he was S-3 and later Executive Officer of the 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division; he served as Chief of the Plans and Policies Division, U.S. Army Support Command, and he served in Vietnam in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics/Criminal Investigation Division of the U.S. Military Assistance Command. General Mallette's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. General Mallette is also authorized to wear the Senior Parachutist Badge.

On 22 July 1992, the Army promoted Mallette to the rank of Lieutenant General (LTG) and assigned him to serve as Deputy Director General of the NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency. General Mallette and his wife, Nancy, have three children: Scott, Randy, and Nicole.

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