{{short description|United States Army general (born 1963)}} {{Infobox military person | name = William B. Garrett III | image = Photo_-_Army_LTG_William_B_Garrett_III.jpg | image_size = | alt = | birth_name = William B. Garrett III | caption = | nickname = Burke | birth_date = February 27, 1953 | birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = US Army | service_years = 1981–2016 | rank = Lieutenant General | service_number = | unit = | commands = {{ubl |United States Army Africa |1st Brigade Combat Team, 78th Mountain Division |1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment }} | battles = {{ubl |War in Afghanistan |Iraq War }} | awards = {{ubl |Defense Distinguished Service Medal |Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) |Defense Superior Service Medal (2) |Legion of Merit (4) |Bronze Star Medal (2) }} | other_work = }}
'''William Burke Garrett III''' (born February 27, 1953) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dacdb.com/rotary/accounts/7710/Bulletins/6099/Bulletin%207.13.2020%20(Pmail%20--%20Friends%20of%20Rotary).pdf |title=Rotary Meeting 7.13.2020 Speaker Lieutenant General William Burke Garrett, III |publisher=Rotary Club of Durham |accessdate=2020-11-22}}</ref> is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General.
==Military career== Garrett was commissioned in the United States Army as an infantry officer after graduating from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1981. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the School of Advanced Military Studies, and the National War College. He holds a Master of Arts degree in management from Webster University, a Master of Arts degree in Military Art and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a Master of Science degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from National Defense University. 7 {{cn|date=November 2023}}
Garrett became the Deputy Commander of the United States European Command on July 17, 2014.<ref>https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/new-eucom-deputy-on-the-job-1.294094</ref> Before that, he served as Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff for United States Army Forces Command on December 31, 2012, in Fort Bragg. He was responsible for manning, equipping, and training 265,000 active component soldiers, and training and readiness oversight of 560,000 soldiers of the Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserve. Garrett also served as Chief of Staff, United States Forces Iraq, and as Commanding General, United States Army Africa and United States Army Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy.
Other assignments include tours of duty with the 6th Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division, 25th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, United States Army Combined Arms Center, the United States Special Operations Command, the Army Staff, and the Joint Staff. He has served operational tours in Grenada, Egypt, Syria, and Afghanistan. He served on the board of advisors of the Military Cyber Professionals Association.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://public.milcyber.org/leadership/advisors |title=Advisors - About |website=public.milcyber.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713230855/http://public.milcyber.org/leadership/advisors |archive-date=2018-07-13}}</ref>
==Awards and decorations== LTG Garrett has received the following awards:<ref name="usaraf.army.mil">{{cite web |url=http://www.usaraf.army.mil/CmdGroup/commandingGeneral.aspx |title=SETAF: Commanding General |website=www.usaraf.army.mil |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429224909/http://www.usaraf.army.mil/CmdGroup/commandingGeneral.aspx |archive-date=2009-04-29}}</ref>
{{col-float-begin|style=width:40em}} {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |'''Personal decorations''' |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Defense Distinguished Service Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Army Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Defense Superior Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -48px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -36px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -24px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span> |Legion of Merit (with 3 oak leaf clusters) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star Medal ribbon1OLC.png|width=60}} |Bronze Star (with 1 oak leaf cluster) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -42px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -30px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span> |Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Joint Service Commendation Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -42px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -30px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span> |Army Commendation Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Army Achievement Medal ribbon|width=60}} |Army Achievement Medal |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |'''Unit Awards''' |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg|width=60}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -42px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -30px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -54px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -18px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">14px</span> |Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 4 oak leaf clusters) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Meritorious Unit Commendation |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |'''Campaign and service medals''' |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon, 2nd award.svg|width=60}} |National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Service star) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Campaign star) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon|width=60}} |Afghanistan Campaign Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Iraq Campaign Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Humanitarian Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Humanitarian Service Medal |- |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |'''Service and training awards''' |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Army Service Ribbon |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=numeral|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}<span style="position:relative; top: 1px; left: -36px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">11px</span> |Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3) |- |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |'''Foreign awards''' |- |60px |Multinational Force and Observers Medal |} {{col-float-break|style=width:40em}} {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |'''Other accoutrements''' |- |125px |Combat Infantryman Badge with star (''denoting second award'') |- |125px |Expert Infantryman Badge |- |80px |Master Parachutist Badge |- |80px |Pathfinder Badge |- |100px |Italian Military Parachutist Badge |- |80px |Ranger Tab |- |80px |10th Mountain Division Combat Service Identification Badge |- |80px |Army Staff Identification Badge |- |80px |Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge |- |55px |27th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia |} {{col-float-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112172046/http://www.forscom.army.mil/cmd_staff/LTG_Garrett/LTG_Garrett_Bio_one_page.pdf]
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