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'''Robert Morin Shoemaker''' (February 18, 1924 &ndash; June 21, 2017) was a U.S. Army general and former commander of the [[United States Army Forces Command]] (FORSCOM). He is also an inductee into the Aviation Hall of Fame.
'''Robert Morin Shoemaker''' (18 February 1924 &ndash; 21 June 2017) was a [[United States Army]] [[General (United States)|general]] and former commander of the [[United States Army Forces Command]]. He is also an inductee into the [[Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey|Aviation Hall of Fame]].


==Life and military career==
==Early life and military career==
He was born in 1924 in Almont, Michigan.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Military construction appropriations for 1977: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, second session|author=United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations|date=1976|publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=thA7AAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-04-13}}</ref> Shoemaker graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1946, and was commissioned in the infantry. He served in various assignment in the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]], the [[82nd Airborne Division]], and the [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]]. He subsequently became the Infantry Branch assignments officer, and later was an advisor to the Iranian military.
Shoemaker was born on 18 February 1924, in [[Almont, Michigan]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Military construction appropriations for 1977: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, second session|author=United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations|date=1976|publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=thA7AAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-04-13}}</ref> He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1946, and was commissioned in the infantry. Prior to that, he had enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] as an officer candidate. However, before he graduated and entered active duty in the navy, he joined the army.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kdhnews.com/obituaries/robert-morin-shoemaker/article_ee22e1cc-5944-11e7-88ae-9b10d0108e13.html|title=Robert Morin Shoemaker|website=The Killeen Daily Herald|date=25 June 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> He served in various assignment in the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]], the [[82nd Airborne Division]] and the [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]]. He subsequently became the Infantry Branch assignments officer, and later was an advisor to the Iranian military.


In 1960 he earned his aviator's wings, and remained a member of the faculty at the Aviation School. In 1962, he served on the Tactical Mobility Requirements Board, also known as the [[Howze Board]], which developed many of the principles used in air assault operations. He was then sent to Vietnam to assess the potential of Army aviation. He was assigned to the experimental [[11th Air Assault Division]] at Fort Benning as division G-3. The division was later redesignated the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] in July 1965 and he was given command of 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry. In December 1965, he assumed command of 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry, which was the only air cavalry squadron in the Army at the time.
In 1960 Shoemaker earned his aviator's wings, and remained a member of the faculty at the Aviation School. In 1962, he served on the Tactical Mobility Requirements Board, also known as the [[Howze Board]], which developed many of the principles used in air assault operations. He was then sent to Vietnam to assess the potential of army aviation. He was assigned to the experimental [[11th Air Assault Division]] at Fort Benning as division G-3. The division's personnel and equipment were transferred to the newly raised 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). In July 1965 he was given command of 1st Battalion, [[12th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|12th Cavalry Regiment]]. In December 1965, he assumed command of 1st Squadron, [[9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|9th Cavalry Regiment]], which was the only air cavalry squadron in the Army at the time.


He returned to the U.S. and after a tour at the Pentagon, returned for his third tour of duty in Vietnam as Chief of Staff for the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1969 he became Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division.
Shoemaker returned to the United States and, following a tour at the Pentagon, he returned for his third tour of duty in Vietnam as Chief of Staff for the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1969 he became Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division. Shoemaker then served as Commander, 1st Cavalry Division and Commander, [[III Corps (United States)|III Corps]]. In 1977, Shoemaker was assigned as Deputy Commander, [[United States Army Forces Command]] (FORSCOM), and a year later was promoted to general and became commander of FORSCOM.

After the war, Shoemaker served as Commander, 1st Cavalry Division and Commander, [[III Corps (United States)|III Corps]]. In 1977, Shoemaker was assigned as Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Forces Command, and a year later was promoted to General and became commander of FORSCOM.


==Awards and decorations==
==Awards and decorations==
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|[[Combat Infantryman Badge]] ''(2nd award)''
|[[Combat Infantryman Badge]] ''(2nd award)''
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|[[Master Army Aviator.jpg|120px]]
|[[File:US Army Master Aviator Badge.png|120px]]
|[[United States Aviator Badge|Army Master Aviator Badge]]
|[[United States Aviator Badge|Army Master Aviator Badge]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]]
|[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Silver Star BAR.svg|width=60}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Silver Star ribbon.svg|width=60}}
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|[[Silver Star]]
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|[[Legion of Merit]]
|[[Legion of Merit]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -48px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:"V" device, brass.svg|12px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -36px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -24px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]]</span>
|[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]
|[[Bronze Star]] with [["V" device]] and two oak leaf clusters
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Bronze Star Medal]]
|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with oak leaf cluster
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|[[Air Medal]] with bronze [[award numeral]] 8
|[[Air Medal]] with bronze [[award numerals]] 45
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Army Commendation Medal]] with oak leaf cluster
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Army Presidential Unit Citation]]
|[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Army Presidential Unit Citation]]
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|[[File:Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg|60px]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Valorous Unit Award]]
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|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with one bronze [[service star]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -41px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d.png|11px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -30px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d.png|11px]]</span>
|[[Army Meritorious Unit Commendation]]
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|[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]] with one service star
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Army Service Ribbon]]
|[[American Campaign Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=numeral|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]]
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon#Army|Army Overseas Service Ribbon]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Vietnamese Gallantry Cross ribbon.svg|width=60}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -37px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d.png|15px]]</span>
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army of Occupation ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Army of Occupation Medal]]
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|[[Vietnam Gallantry Cross]] with bronze star
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
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|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with oak leaf cluster
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
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|[[Korean Service Medal]] with one bronze [[service star]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=7|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-First Class.svg|width=60}}
|[[Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam)|Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order]], 1st class
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|[[Vietnam Gallantry Cross]] with palm
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|[[File:Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal ribbon-First Class.svg|60px]]
|Vietnam [[Armed Forces Honor Medal]], 1st class
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|[[Korean Presidential Unit Citation]]
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|[[Vietnam Gallantry Cross]] Unit Citation
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[United Nations Korea Medal]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=|type=|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=60}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=|type=|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=60}}
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==Later life==
==Later life==
Shoemaker retired from the Army in 1982 to the Fort Hood area, and remained active in community service. He served eight years as the elected [[Bell County, Texas|Bell County]] Commissioner. He also backed a campaign that resulted in the establishment of [http://www.tamuct.edu/index.php Texas A&M University-Central Texas] near Fort Hood. Some of his other civic activities include President and advisor to the President of the 1st Cavalry Division Association, President of the Heart of Texas Council of the Boy Scouts, and as President of the Fort Hood Chapter of the [[United Way of America|United Way]].
Shoemaker retired from the army in 1982 to the Fort Hood area, and remained active in community service. He served eight years as the elected [[Bell County, Texas|Bell County]] Commissioner. He also backed a campaign that resulted in the establishment of [[Texas A&M University–Central Texas]] near Fort Hood. Some of his other civic activities include President and advisor to the President of the 1st Cavalry Division Association, President of the Heart of Texas Council of the Boy Scouts, and as President of the Fort Hood Chapter of the [[United Way of America|United Way]].


Shoemaker was inducted in the U.S. Army Operational Testers' Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2004, he was awarded the Distinguished Graduate Award by the Association of Graduates, the U.S. Military Academy alumni association. He was also inducted as a member of the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in 1983.<ref>[http://www.quad-a.org/Hall_of_Fame/personnel/shoemaker.htm Army Aviation Hall of Fame entry]</ref>
Shoemaker was inducted in the United States Army Operational Testers' Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2004, he was awarded the Distinguished Graduate Award by the Association of Graduates, the United States Military Academy alumni association. He was also inducted as a member of the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in 1983.<ref>[http://www.quad-a.org/Hall_of_Fame/personnel/shoemaker.htm Army Aviation Hall of Fame entry]</ref>


He died on June 21, 2017 at a hospital in [[Harker Heights, Texas]] at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Retired General Robert Shoemaker dies at 93|newspaper=[[KCEN]]|date=June 22, 2017|first=Stephen|last=Adams|url=http://www.kcentv.com/news/local/military/retired-general-robert-shoemaker-dies-at-93/451250968|accessdate=22 June 2017}}</ref>
Shoemaker died on 21 June 2017, at a hospital in [[Harker Heights, Texas]], at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Retired General Robert Shoemaker dies at 93|newspaper=[[KCEN]]|date=June 22, 2017|first=Stephen|last=Adams|url=http://www.kcentv.com/news/local/military/retired-general-robert-shoemaker-dies-at-93/451250968|accessdate=22 June 2017|archive-date=22 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622181324/http://www.kcentv.com/news/local/military/retired-general-robert-shoemaker-dies-at-93/451250968|url-status=dead}}</ref> He established the high school, named after him, in [[Killeen, Texas]].

==See also==
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He established the high school, named after him, in [[Killeen, Texas]].


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==References==
==References==
*[http://www.otc.army.mil/Hall%20of%20Fame/shoemaker.htm U.S. Army Operational Testers' Hall of Fame entry]
*[http://www.otc.army.mil/Hall%20of%20Fame/shoemaker.htm U.S. Army Operational Testers' Hall of Fame entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624160323/http://www.otc.army.mil/Hall%20of%20Fame/shoemaker.htm |date=2007-06-24 }}
*[http://www.aogusma.org/aog/awards/DGA/04cit/shoemaker.htm Association of Graduates bio]
*[http://www.aogusma.org/aog/awards/DGA/04cit/shoemaker.htm Association of Graduates bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055938/http://www.aogusma.org/aog/awards/DGA/04cit/shoemaker.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 9 December 2024

Robert M. Shoemaker
Born(1924-02-18)18 February 1924
Almont, Michigan
Died21 June 2017(2017-06-21) (aged 93)
Harker Heights, Texas
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1946–1982
RankGeneral
CommandsUnited States Army Forces Command
III Corps
1st Cavalry Division
1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment
1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment
Battles / warsKorean War
Vietnam War
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Other workCommissioner, Bell County, Texas
Signature

Robert Morin Shoemaker (18 February 1924 – 21 June 2017) was a United States Army general and former commander of the United States Army Forces Command. He is also an inductee into the Aviation Hall of Fame.

Early life and military career

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Shoemaker was born on 18 February 1924, in Almont, Michigan.[1] He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1946, and was commissioned in the infantry. Prior to that, he had enlisted in the United States Navy as an officer candidate. However, before he graduated and entered active duty in the navy, he joined the army.[2] He served in various assignment in the 1st Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne Division and the 2nd Infantry Division. He subsequently became the Infantry Branch assignments officer, and later was an advisor to the Iranian military.

In 1960 Shoemaker earned his aviator's wings, and remained a member of the faculty at the Aviation School. In 1962, he served on the Tactical Mobility Requirements Board, also known as the Howze Board, which developed many of the principles used in air assault operations. He was then sent to Vietnam to assess the potential of army aviation. He was assigned to the experimental 11th Air Assault Division at Fort Benning as division G-3. The division's personnel and equipment were transferred to the newly raised 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). In July 1965 he was given command of 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment. In December 1965, he assumed command of 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, which was the only air cavalry squadron in the Army at the time.

Shoemaker returned to the United States and, following a tour at the Pentagon, he returned for his third tour of duty in Vietnam as Chief of Staff for the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1969 he became Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division. Shoemaker then served as Commander, 1st Cavalry Division and Commander, III Corps. In 1977, Shoemaker was assigned as Deputy Commander, United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), and a year later was promoted to general and became commander of FORSCOM.

Awards and decorations

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Combat Infantryman Badge (2nd award)
Army Master Aviator Badge
Senior Parachutist Badge
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal with bronze award numerals 45
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Valorous Unit Award
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze star
 Korean Service Medal with one bronze service star
Silver star
Bronze star
Bronze star
 Vietnam Service Medal with seven service stars
Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order, 1st class
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm
Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
United Nations Korea Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal

Later life

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Shoemaker retired from the army in 1982 to the Fort Hood area, and remained active in community service. He served eight years as the elected Bell County Commissioner. He also backed a campaign that resulted in the establishment of Texas A&M University–Central Texas near Fort Hood. Some of his other civic activities include President and advisor to the President of the 1st Cavalry Division Association, President of the Heart of Texas Council of the Boy Scouts, and as President of the Fort Hood Chapter of the United Way.

Shoemaker was inducted in the United States Army Operational Testers' Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2004, he was awarded the Distinguished Graduate Award by the Association of Graduates, the United States Military Academy alumni association. He was also inducted as a member of the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in 1983.[3]

Shoemaker died on 21 June 2017, at a hospital in Harker Heights, Texas, at the age of 93.[4] He established the high school, named after him, in Killeen, Texas.

Notes

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  1. ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations (1976). Military construction appropriations for 1977: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, second session. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Robert Morin Shoemaker". The Killeen Daily Herald. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ Army Aviation Hall of Fame entry
  4. ^ Adams, Stephen (22 June 2017). "Retired General Robert Shoemaker dies at 93". KCEN. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

References

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