Richard D. Dean

Richard D. Dean (born May 27, 1929) is a retired United States Army brigadier general who served as Deputy Director of the Army National Guard.

Richard D. Dean
Brigadier General Dean as Deputy Director, Army National Guard, 1985
Nickname(s)Dick
Born (1929-05-27) May 27, 1929
Sedalia, Missouri, United States
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1948–1987
Rank Brigadier General
UnitMissouri Army National Guard
Army National Guard
Commands heldBattery C, 1st Battalion,128th Field Artillery
Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 128th Field Artillery
1st Battalion, 128th Field Artillery
135th Field Artillery Group
35th Engineer Brigade
Battles/warsKorean War
AwardsMeritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Other workOwner, construction company

Early life

Richard Daniel Dean was born in Sedalia, Missouri, on May 27, 1929.[1][2]

He joined the Missouri Army National Guard’s 175th Military Police Battalion in 1948. Dean completed the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Missouri in 1952, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Business.[3]

Dean became the owner and operator of a construction company in Sedalia.[4]

Korean War

Commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery, after completing his initial training Dean served in the Korean War. Assigned to the 160th Field Artillery, a unit of the 45th Infantry Division, Dean served in Battery C as a Forward Observer, and later in a staff assignment as Assistant Troop Information and Education Officer. He was released from active duty in March 1954.[5]

Post-Korean War

Dean rejoined the Missouri Army National Guard, and advanced through command and staff assignments of increasing rank and responsibility. He commanded Battery C, 1st Battalion,128th Field Artillery and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 128th Field Artillery in the 1950s. He later commanded the 1st Battalion, 128th Field Artillery.[6]

Later career

In 1975, Dean was assigned as commander of the 135th Field Artillery Group.[7]

In 1979, he was appointed to command the 35th Engineer Brigade.[8][9]

Dean was appointed Deputy Director of the Army National Guard in 1983 and promoted to brigadier general. He served in this position until his retirement in 1987.

Military education

Dean is a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the National War College.[10]

Awards

Dean’s awards include:

Post-military activities

After retiring, Dean resided in Arlington, Virginia and Sedalia.

In 2009, Dean was one of the signers of a letter to President Barack Obama, in which more than 400 retired generals and admirals asked that the 1993 Don’t ask, don’t tell policy on homosexuality among members of the military be kept in place.[12]

References
  1. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, entry for Richard D. Dean, 2010
  2. 1940 United States Federal Census, entry for Harold Dean family, Sedalia, Missouri
  3. U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Hearing Record, Department of Defense Appropriations for 1985, Biographical sketch, Richard D. Dean, 1984, page 200
  4. Mexico (Missouri) Ledger, Russell Promoted, Lewis Retires, December 9, 1970
  5. U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Hearing Record, Military construction appropriations for 1985], Biographical sketch, Richard D. Dean, 1984, page2 768-769
  6. Department of the Army, Army Executive Biographies, 1985, page 569
  7. U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Hearing Record, Department of Defense Appropriations for 1985, Biographical sketch, Richard D. Dean, 1984, page 200
  8. West of England Press, The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal, Volume 113, 1983, page 225
  9. Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian, Out of the Past, May 19, 2004
  10. Department of the Army, Army Executive Biographies, 1985, page 569
  11. Department of the Army, Army Executive Biographies, 1985, page 569
  12. James E. Parco, David A. Levy, Attitudes Aren't Free: Thinking Deeply About Diversity in the U.S. Armed Forces, 2010, page 243
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