Brigadier General John "Andy" Andrew Seitz (est. 1908 – January 4, 1987) was the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps.

Family and Education

General Seitz was born in Leavenworth, Kansas and graduated from Leavenworth High School. His brother was Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

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 Richard J. Seitz

Richard J. Seitz

Lieutenant General Richard “Dick” Joe Seitz during a 35-year career as an Army officer and Paratrooper commanded the 2nd Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, the 82nd Airborne Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps.-Family and Education:Seitz and his brother, Brigadier...

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Seitz was a 1932 graduate of the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

. In 1987, he was a recipient of the school's Mildred Clodfelter Alumni Award.

Military career

An artillery officer, during World War II, Seitz served in the Pacific and with the War Department in Washington. From January to February 1960 he was the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Ft. Riley. From 1961 to 1963 he was the chief of staff of the Fifth Army. From there, he was the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Ft. Bragg.

Following his retirement in 1967, General Seitz a vice president with the First National Bank and Trust Company in Junction City

Junction City, Kansas

Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 23,353. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby...

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Kansas

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His military decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal

Distinguished Service Medal (United States)

The Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-valorous military and civilian decoration of the United States military which is issued for exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United...

, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Korean Order of Merit with Star, and the Master Parachutist Badge.

The road leading to the officer's club at Ft. Riley is named for General Seitz.