Leon E. Salomon

General Leon E. Salomon (born 27 April 1936) is an American general.

Leon E. Salomon
General Leon E. Salomon
Born (1936-04-27) April 27, 1936 (age 88)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1959-1996
RankGeneral
Commands heldU.S. Army Materiel Command,
U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command,
23rd Chief of Ordnance (1986-1988),
21st Support Command
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsLegion of Merit
Bronze Star
Air Medal (3)
Expert Infantryman Badge
Other workBoard of directors, GRC International
Vice president, Rubbermaid
Board of directors, ATC Materials, Inc.

Following his promotion to Brigadier General in 1986, he was named the 23rd Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

During his two-year tenure, he worked to improve the training, doctrine and evaluation programs at the Ordnance School.[1]

Salomon was elected to the GRC International Board of Directors.[2]

From 1996 to 1998, he was vice president for procurement and logistics for Rubbermaid and senior vice president for procurement at Rubbermaid from 1998 to 1999. He is on the board of directors for Global Security Management,[3]

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References

  1. Sterling, Keir (1992). Serving the Line with Excellence 1775-1992. U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Historical Studies. pp. 74–75.
  2. "Gen. Leon E. Salomon U.S. Army, Ret., Elected To GRC International Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. "Global Security Management Global Security Management bio". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-06-13.