James Ewell Brown Stuart IV
James Ewell Brown "J.E.B." Stuart IV (July 23, 1935 - April 17, 2020) was an American army colonel, financial planner, museum chairman, and public speaker who was the great-grandson of Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart who was known as the master cavalryman during the American Civil War.
Stuart graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering. He also received a master's degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University and obtained degrees from the Army Command General Staff College and the Army War College. In 1958, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
Colonel Stuart served 26 years in the U.S. Army which included two tours of combat in Vietnam. He also served in the Panama Canal Zone and in Tehran, Iran. Upon retiring from the army, Stuart moved to Richmond, Virginia, and worked as a certified financial planner. At times he had served as chairman of the board at the Museum of the Confederacy, president of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution in Virginia, commander of the Order of the Southern Cross, and president of the Sons of the Revolution in the state of Virginia.
Awards and decorations
* Legion of Merit
* Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
* Defense Meritorious Service Medal
* Army Meritorious Service Medal with an oak leaf cluster
* Army Commendation Medal
* Vietnamese Honor Medal 1st Class (Vietnam)
* Vietnamese Air Medal (Vietnam)<ref name="Richmond.com Obit."/>
Stuart graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering. He also received a master's degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University and obtained degrees from the Army Command General Staff College and the Army War College. In 1958, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
Colonel Stuart served 26 years in the U.S. Army which included two tours of combat in Vietnam. He also served in the Panama Canal Zone and in Tehran, Iran. Upon retiring from the army, Stuart moved to Richmond, Virginia, and worked as a certified financial planner. At times he had served as chairman of the board at the Museum of the Confederacy, president of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution in Virginia, commander of the Order of the Southern Cross, and president of the Sons of the Revolution in the state of Virginia.
Awards and decorations
* Legion of Merit
* Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
* Defense Meritorious Service Medal
* Army Meritorious Service Medal with an oak leaf cluster
* Army Commendation Medal
* Vietnamese Honor Medal 1st Class (Vietnam)
* Vietnamese Air Medal (Vietnam)<ref name="Richmond.com Obit."/>
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