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ARMEDFORCES
Vol.XIV,No.41
QuarryHeights,ConalZone
June15,1979
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Brig.Gen.KennethC.Leueracceptsthecolorsofthe193dInfantry
Brigade(CanalZone)fromLt.Gen.D.P.McAuliffe,commanderIn
chief,U.S.SouthernCommand,Thursdaymorninginceremoniesat
AlbrookArmv.Airfieill.GeneralLeuercomestothe193dfromFt.
Carson,Colo.(PhotobyCapt.JamesAmmons)
leuernewcommanderof193d
AMADOFj(193dPAO)-Inceremonies
conductedyesterdayattheAlbrookArmy
Airfield,Brig.Gen.KennetfC.Leuer
assumedcommandofthe193dInfantry
Brigade(CanalZone)fromBrig.Gen.Richard
Wm.Anson.
Priortohisassignmenttothebrigade,
GeneralLeuerservedastheChiefofStaffand
thenastheDeputytotheCommanding
GeneralforOperationsandTraining,4th
InfantryDivisionIMech)andFt.Carson,Col.
LeuerwasborninWayzata,Minn.onAug.
13,1934andwascommissionedaSecond
Lieutenantin1956fromtheROTCatthe
UniversityofIowa.
Hehasservedinnumerouscommandand
staffpositions,toincludedutywiththe82d
AirborneDivision,Ft.Bragg,N.C.;8th
InfantryDivisioninGermany;2dInfantry
Division,RepublicofKorea;SpecialForces,
Ft.Bragg;173dAirborneBrigade,Republic
ofVietnamandthe101stAirborneDivision
inVietnamandatFt.Campbell,Ky.
InJanuary1974,hewasselectedto
organizeandtrainthe1stBattalion(Ranger),
75thInfantry,thefirstRangerbattalionon
theactivetrooplistsincetheSecondWorld
War.Thisassignmentwasfollowedbythe
commandoftheFirstBrigade,24thInfantry
Division,Ft.Stewart,Ga.
Leuer'sstaffassignmentshaveincluded
dutywiththeOlticerPersonnelDirectorate
andtheSecretariattotheGeneralStaff,Chief
ofStaff,ArmyinWashington,D.C.
SchooltraininghasincludedtheBasicand
AdvancedInfantryCoursesatFt.Benning,
Ga.:theArmedForcesStaffCollege,Norfolk,
Va.andtheIndustrialCollegeoftheArmed
ForcesinWashington.
GeneralLeuerhasbeenawardedthe
BronzeStarwithtwoOakLeafClusters;the
LegionofMerit;theMeritoriousService
Medalwith13OakLeafClusters;theArmy
CommendationMedalwithtwoOakLeaf
Clusters;theCombatInfantryman'sBadge;
theMasterParachutistBadge;Vietnamese
CrossofGallantryandtheVietnamese
CampaignRibbonwitheightcampaignstars.
ThegeneralismarriedtotheformerSally
JeanofAlexandria,Va.TheLeuer'shave
threechildren;SherylJean,18;LindaLee,17
andJoseph,15.
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