{{Short description|United States Army officer}} {{for|those of a similar name|Jeffrey Hammond|Jeff Hammond (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox military person | name = Jeffery W. Hammond | image = MG Jeffery W. Hammond.jpg | caption = Major General Jeffery W. Hammond | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|01|25}} | birth_place = [[Anaheim, California]], U.S. | allegiance = [[United States]] | branch = [[United States Army]] | service_years = 1978 – 2010 | rank = [[Major general (United States)|Major General]] | unit = [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]] | commands = 4th Infantry Division<br/>[[Multi-National Division, Baghdad]]<br/>Division Artillery, [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]]<br/>4th Battalion, [[29th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|29th Field Artillery]]<br/>A Battery, 1st Battalion, [[76th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|76th Field Artillery]] | battles = [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]<br/>[[Iraq War|Assistance Afghanistan Freedom]] | awards = [[Legion of Merit]]<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (3)<br/>[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]]<br/>[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (6)<br/>[[Joint Service Commendation Medal]]<br/>[[Army Commendation Medal]] (2) }} '''Jeffery W. Hammond''' (born January 25, 1959) is a retired [[United States Army]] [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] who previously served as the commanding general of the [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]] and commander of U.S. forces in [[Baghdad, Iraq]].
==Early life== Hammond attended the [[University of Southern Mississippi]] in Hattiesburg, receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in [[special education]]. He was a [[quarterback]] and captain for the USM [[American football|football]] team.
==Military career== Hammond was commissioned as a [[second lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]] of [[field artillery]] in 1978. He was assigned to the [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]] in [[Germany]], where he advanced to command of a [[Artillery battery|battery]]. He returned to the U.S. to take the Infantry Officer Advanced Course at [[Fort Benning, Georgia]].
From 1984 to 1987 he returned to the University of Southern Mississippi, where he served as assistant professor of [[military science]]. After that, he spent a year in [[South Korea]].
In 1988 he was assigned to the [[24th Infantry Division (United States)|24th Infantry Division]] at [[Fort Stewart, Georgia]]. With the 1st Battalion, [[41st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|41st Field Artillery]] of that division, Hammond was deployed to [[Saudi Arabia]] as part of [[Gulf War#Operation Desert Shield|Operation Desert Shield]] in 1990 and participated in [[Operation Desert Storm]], the recapture of [[Kuwait]] from Iraq in 1991.
In the mid-1990s Hammond took command of the 4th Battalion, [[29th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|29th Field Artillery]], part of the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] in [[Germany]], leading them during [[Operation Joint Endeavor]] in [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]]. Staff service in [[Washington, D.C.]] and a tour as division artillery commander of the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] followed.
Hammond served as G3 for the British-led Allied Rapid Reaction Corps followed by duty as assistant division commander (support) of the 1st Cavalry Division during [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] in 2003 in Iraq. He later served as the Army's Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization before taking command of the 4th Infantry Division on 19 January 2007.
==Return to Southern Miss==
Hammond currently serves as the Director, Military and Veterans Student Affairs at The University of Southern Mississippi. he is also co-chair of the MS Community Veterans Engagement Board.
==Decorations==
*[[File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Legion of Merit]] *[[File:Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] with two oak leaf clusters *[[File:Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]] *[[File:Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with one silver oak leaf cluster *[[File:Joint Service Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Joint Service Commendation Medal]] *[[File:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Army Commendation Medal]] with oak leaf cluster
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==References== {{cite web|title=Major General Jeffery W. Hammond, Commanding General, 4ID |publisher=Army Public Affairs Office, Fort Hood, TX |url=http://pao.hood.army.mil/4ID/leadership/commanders/cg.html |accessdate=2008-10-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715131000/http://pao.hood.army.mil/4ID/leadership/commanders/cg.html |archivedate=2008-07-15 |url-status=dead }}
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