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Dee Ann McWilliams
Dee Ann McWilliams
Born	Shreveport, Louisiana
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1974–2003
Rank	Major General
Commands	3rd Personnel Group; 42d Adjutant General Battalion
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit

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Dee Ann McWilliams is a retired United States Army major general. McWilliams is past President of the Women in Service for America Memorial Foundation.^[1] She took her commission in 1974 in the Women's Army Corps and was assigned to the Adjutant General Corps. In over 29 years with the army, she held a variety of Human Relations positions, commanding four companies, a training battalion, and a personnel brigade. She also taught national strategic studies and leadership, and served as an Equal Opportunity Officer.

Early life

McWilliams was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to Lorenzo Dow McWilliams, Jr. and Rachel Ramsey McWilliams. She attended public schools in Timpson, Texas. She was the middle child of three children.^[2]

Military career

McWilliams commanded four companies in her early military years, HQ Company, Military Community, Augsburg, Germany; Personnel Assistance Point, JFK Airport, New York; I Corps Personnel Service Company and 9th Infantry Division Personnel Service Company, Fort Lewis, WA; 42d Adjutant General Battalion, Fort Dix, NJ; and 3d Personnel Group, Fort Hood, TX. She served on staff as Chief, Department of Army Secretariat for Selection Boards; at the National War College; as Director, Enlisted Personnel Management, Army Personnel Command; and as Director, Military Personnel Management, HQ Department of the Army; Washington, DC.

McWilliams was promoted below the zone to lieutenant colonel and below the zone to colonel. As commander of the 42d Adjutant General Battalion, McWilliams worked to mobilize 5,700 Reserve soldiers to the Southwest Asia Sustainment Force while simultaneously demobilizing 8,000 Reservists from the first Gulf War and performing normal reception duties for new soldiers. She has served as III Corps AG and commander of the 3rd Personnel Group at Fort Hood, Texas, and director of enlisted personnel management at the Army HRC.

As Director of Military Personnel Management for the Department of the Army,^[3] McWilliams developed policy and strategy for staffing, salary compensation, and training for over one million soldiers, to include recruitment of more than one hundred thousand annually. She also served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Installation Management in Europe, where she provided human resource and quality of life support to soldiers in Germany, Italy, Hungary, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia, Greece, and Egypt. In 2003, McWilliams was nominated to become the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.^[4] This nomination was later withdrawn at her request.^[5]

Her military awards include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, and Army Achievement Medal.

Education

McWilliams holds degrees from Lon Morris College, Texas Womans University, the National War College, and Stephen F. Austin University,^[6] where she was named a distinguished alumnus in 1998.

Later career and recognition

After retiring in 2003, she established the Lessons Learned Center for the director of national intelligence and served as center director.^[7]

In 2007, McWilliams joined the board of directors for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, assuming the position of Vice Chair in 2014. She formerly served as President of the Army Women's Foundation, a Director on the Army Historical Foundation Board, and on the Lon Morris College Board of Trustees.

2013 – recipient of the American Veterans Center Lillian K. Keil Award for outstanding contribution to women’s service in the United States military and was named a Trailblazer by Women Veterans Interactive.

2015 – McWilliams was inducted into the Adjutant General Corps' Hall of Fame.^[7]

2020 – McWilliams was inducted into the U.S. Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame.^[8]

References

^ "US Army Women's Foundation". Awfdn.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
^ Interview with MG McWilliams
^ "Real Americans Join Mrs. Bush to Watch Speech". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
^ "President Bush Announced His Intention to Nominate". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
^ "Congressional Record – 108th Congress (2003–2004) – THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Thomas.loc.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
^ "Award Recipients – Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association". Sfaalumni.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
^ ^a ^b "AG Corps will add 7 to Hall of Fame". U.S. Army. May 28, 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
^ "2020 Hall of Fame Inductees – Army Women's Foundation".

External links

Foundation launches programs for Army women from www.army.mil

[1] "US Army Women's Foundation". Awfdn.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-12-21.

[2] Interview with MG McWilliams

[real-3] "Real Americans Join Mrs. Bush to Watch Speech". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2011-12-21.

[nomination-4] "President Bush Announced His Intention to Nominate". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2011-12-21.

[5] "Congressional Record – 108th Congress (2003–2004) – THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Thomas.loc.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2011-12-21.

[6] "Award Recipients – Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association". Sfaalumni.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.

[AG_Hall_of_Fame-7] "AG Corps will add 7 to Hall of Fame". U.S. Army. May 28, 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-01.

[8] "2020 Hall of Fame Inductees – Army Women's Foundation".

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-'''Dee Ann McWilliams''', is a retired [[United States Army]] [[Major General (United States)|Major General]].  McWilliams is currently president of the Women In Service for American Memorial Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awfdn.org/pages/bod.html |title=US Army Women's Foundation |publisher=Awfdn.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref>  She took her commission in 1974 in the Women's Army Corps and was assigned to the Adjutant General Corps. In over 29 years with the Army, she held a variety of [[Human Relations]] positions, commanding four companies, a training battalion, and a personnel brigade. She also taught national strategic studies and leadership, and served as an [[Equal Opportunity]] Officer.
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+'''Dee Ann McWilliams''' is a retired [[United States Army]] [[Major general (United States)|major general]]. McWilliams is past President of the Women in Service for America Memorial Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awfdn.org/pages/bod.html |title=US Army Women's Foundation |publisher=Awfdn.org |accessdate=2011-12-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722183215/http://www.awfdn.org/pages/bod.html |archive-date=2012-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She took her commission in 1974 in the Women's Army Corps and was assigned to the Adjutant General Corps. In over 29 years with the army, she held a variety of [[Human Relations]] positions, commanding four companies, a training battalion, and a personnel brigade. She also taught national strategic studies and leadership, and served as an [[Equal Opportunity]] Officer.
 ==Early life==
+McWilliams was born in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] to Lorenzo Dow McWilliams, Jr. and Rachel Ramsey McWilliams. She attended public schools in [[Timpson, Texas]]. She was the middle child of three children.<ref>Interview with MG McWilliams</ref>
+==Military career==
-MG McWilliams was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to Lorenzo Dow McWilliams, Jr. and Rachel Ramsey McWilliams. She attended public schools in Timpson, Texas. She was the middle child of three children.<ref>Interview with MG McWilliams</ref>
+McWilliams commanded four companies in her early military years, HQ Company, Military Community, Augsburg, Germany; Personnel Assistance Point, JFK Airport, New York; I Corps Personnel Service Company and 9th Infantry Division Personnel Service Company, Fort Lewis, WA; 42d Adjutant General Battalion, Fort Dix, NJ; and 3d Personnel Group, Fort Hood, TX. She served on staff as Chief, Department of Army Secretariat for Selection Boards; at the National War College; as Director, Enlisted Personnel Management, Army Personnel Command; and as Director, Military Personnel Management, HQ Department of the Army; Washington, DC.
+McWilliams was promoted below the zone to lieutenant colonel and below the zone to colonel. As commander of the 42d Adjutant General Battalion, McWilliams worked to mobilize 5,700 Reserve soldiers to the Southwest Asia Sustainment Force while simultaneously demobilizing 8,000 Reservists from the first Gulf War and performing normal reception duties for new soldiers. She has served as III Corps AG and commander of the 3rd Personnel Group at Fort Hood, Texas, and director of enlisted personnel management at the Army HRC.
-==Military Career==
+As Director of Military Personnel Management for the [[Department of the Army]],<ref name="real">{{cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/02/20010227-6.html |title=Real Americans Join Mrs. Bush to Watch Speech |publisher=Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref> McWilliams developed policy and strategy for staffing, salary compensation, and training for over one million soldiers, to include recruitment of more than one hundred thousand annually. She also served as Deputy [[Chief of Staff]] for Personnel and Installation Management in Europe, where she provided human resource and [[quality of life]] support to soldiers in Germany, Italy, Hungary, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia, Greece, and Egypt. In 2003, McWilliams was nominated to become the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref name="nomination">{{cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030115-9.html |title=President Bush Announced His Intention to Nominate |publisher=Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref> This nomination was later withdrawn at her request.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r108:@FIELD(FLD003+d)+@FIELD(DDATE+20030602) |title=Congressional Record – 108th Congress (2003–2004) – THOMAS (Library of Congress) |publisher=Thomas.loc.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21 |archive-date=2010-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226080236/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r108:@FIELD(FLD003+d)+@FIELD(DDATE+20030602) |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-MG McWilliams commanded four companies in her early military years, HQ Company, Military Community, Augsburg, Germany;  Personnel Assistance Point, JFK Airport, New York;  I Corps Personnel Service Company and 9th Infantry Division Personnel Service Company, Fort Lewis, WA;  42d Adjutant General Battalion, Fort Dix, NJ; and 3d Personnel Group, Fort Hood, TX. She served on staff as Chief, Department of Army Secretariat for Selection Boards; at the National War College;  as Director, Enlisted Personnel Management, Army Personnel Command; and as Director, Military Personnel Management, HQ Department of the Army; Washington, DC.
+Her military awards include the [[Army Distinguished Service Medal]], [[Legion of Merit]], [[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]], [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]], [[Army Commendation Medal]], [[Joint Service Achievement Medal]], and [[Army Achievement Medal]].
-MG McWilliams was promoted below the zone to Lieutenant Colonel and Below the Zone to Colonel. As commander of the 42nd AG Battalion, McWilliams worked to mobilize 5,700 Reserve Soldiers to the Southwest Asia Sustainment Force while simultaneously demobilizing 8,000 Reservists from the first Gulf War and performing normal reception duties for new Soldiers. She has served as III Corps AG and commander of the 3rd Personnel Group at Fort Hood, Texas, and director of enlisted personnel management at the Army HRC.
+==Education==
-As Director of Military Personnel Management for the [[Department of the Army]],<ref name="real">{{cite web|url=http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/02/20010227-6.html |title=Real Americans Join Mrs. Bush to Watch Speech |publisher=Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref> General McWilliams developed policy and strategy for staffing, salary compensation, and training for over one million soldiers, to include recruitment of more than one hundred thousand annually. She also served as Deputy [[Chief of Staff]] for Personnel and Installation Management in [[Europe]] where she provided human resource and [[quality of life]] support to soldiers in [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Hungary]], [[Kosovo]], [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia]], [[Greece]], and [[Egypt]].  In 2003, McWilliams was nominated to become the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref name="nomination">{{cite web|url=http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030115-9.html |title=President Bush Announced His Intention to Nominate |publisher=Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref>  This nomination was later withdrawn at her request.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/B?r108:@FIELD(FLD003+d)+@FIELD(DDATE+20030602) |title=Congressional Record - 108th Congress (2003-2004) - THOMAS (Library of Congress) |publisher=Thomas.loc.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref>
+McWilliams holds degrees from [[Lon Morris College]], Texas Womans University, the National War College, and [[Stephen F. Austin University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfaalumni.com/?awardrec |title=Award Recipients – Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association |publisher=Sfaalumni.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref> where she was named a distinguished [[alumnus]] in 1998.
+==Later career and recognition==
-Her military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Join Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal
+After retiring in 2003, she established the Lessons Learned Center for the director of national intelligence and served as center director.<ref name="AG Hall of Fame">{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/149451/AG_Corps_will_add_7_to_Hall_of_Fame|title=AG Corps will add 7 to Hall of Fame|date=May 28, 2015|publisher=U.S. Army|access-date=2021-04-01}}</ref>
+In 2007, McWilliams joined the board of directors for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, assuming the position of Vice Chair in 2014. She formerly served as President of the Army Women's Foundation, a Director on the Army Historical Foundation Board, and on the Lon Morris College Board of Trustees.
-==Background and achievements==
-General McWilliams holds degrees from [[Lon Morris College]], Texas Womans University, the National War College, and [[Stephen F. Austin University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfaalumni.com/?awardrec |title=Award Recipients - Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association |publisher=Sfaalumni.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref> where she was named a distinguished [[alumnus]] in 1998.
+– recipient of the American Veterans Center Lillian K. Keil Award for outstanding contribution to women’s service in the United States military and was named a Trailblazer by Women Veterans Interactive.
-==Later career and recognition==
+[[File:DSC 8765 (42126977452).jpg|thumb|McWilliams (right) at an event for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation in 2018]]
+– McWilliams was inducted into the Adjutant
+General Corps' Hall of Fame.<ref name="AG Hall of Fame"/>
+– McWilliams was inducted into the U.S. Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awfdn.org/hall-of-fame-and-special-recognition-awards/us-army-womens-hall-of-fame-inductees/2020-hall-of-fame-inductees/|title=2020 Hall of Fame Inductees – Army Women's Foundation}}</ref>
-After retiring in 2003, she established the Lessons Learned Center for the director of national intelligence and served as center director. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/149451/AG_Corps_will_add_7_to_Hall_of_Fame}}</ref>
-In 2007, MG McWilliams joined the board of directors for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, assuming the position of Vice Chair in 2014. She formerly served as President of the Army Women's Foundation, a Director on the Army Historical Foundation Board, and on the Lon Morris College Board of Trustees.  She was the 2013 recipient of the American Veterans Center Lillian K. Keil Award for outstanding contribution to women’s service in the United States military and was named a Trailblazer by Women Veterans Interactive. In 2015, MG McWiliams was inducted into the [https://www.army.mil/article/149451/AG_Corps_will_add_7_to_Hall_of_Fame Adjutant General Corps' Hall of fame].
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