Donald Melton Babers[2] (born 15 May 1931) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as director of the Defense Logistics Agency from 1984 to 1986.[3] He was commissioned in 1954 through the ROTC program at Oklahoma A&M, also having attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in secondary education. He earned an M.B.A. degree from Syracuse University in 1964.[4][5]
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Born | Newkirk, New Mexico U.S. | 15 May 1931
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1954–1986 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | Director, Defense Logistics Agency; Deputy Commanding General for Materiel Readiness, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War[1] |
References
edit- ^ Babers, Donald M.; Hammaken, Charles. "Donald M. Babers Collection". Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. 1 January 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Donald M. Babers, Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame Inductee 1987, U.S. Army Ordnance Corps". goordnance.army.mil. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 31. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Donald Babers – OVMA – Syracuse University". Retrieved 20 January 2020.