Donald R. Keith
General Donald Raymond Keith was a United States Army general.
Early life and education
Keith was born in Ludington, Michigan. During World War II, he served in the United States Army as an enlisted soldier. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1949 and was commissioned a field artillery second lieutenant. He received his bachelor's degree from the academy and a master's degree from Columbia University in 1958, preceding a faculty assignment at West Point. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Akron in 1982.Military career
Some of Keith's key duty assignments in his active military service were:- January 1969 to July 1970 – Commander, 36th Artillery Group, United States Army, Europe
- July 1970 to June 1971 – Executive Officer, Office of the Chief of Research and Development, United States Army, Washington, D.C.
- August 1971 to August 1972 – Director, Research and Analysis Directorate, Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
- September 1972 to May 1974 – Director of Developments, Office, Chief of Research and Development, United States Army, Washington, D.C.
- May 1974 to October 1976 – Director of Weapon Systems, Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, United States Army, Washington, D.C.
- October 1976 to October 1977 – Commanding General, United States Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- October 1977 to December 1977 – Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, United States Army, Washington, D.C.
- December 1977 to August 1981 – Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, United States Army, Washington, D.C.
- August 1981 to June 1984 – Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Alexandria, Virginia