Great Alumni: Military
Individuals are listed only with the degree(s) they earned from the University of Minnesota.
Clara Adams-Ender, M.S. '69, retired U.S. army brigadier general; head of Army Nursing Corps; commanding general of Ft. Belvoir; currently president of Caring About People with Enthusiasm (CAPE) Associates; received Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Black Nurses Association. See profile. Meredith M. Huggins, as a captain in WWII New Guinea, held a key roadblock with outnumbered forces in November and December 1942 that laid the groundwork for Allied victory. The spot is now bears the name "Huggins Road Block" and is marked with a memorial erected in 1992.
James H. Myers, '32, brigadier general who fought in WWII and whose decorations included the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, and Combat Infantry Badge; awarded the Croix DeGuerre by the 1st French Army; first reservist to make General Officer in Minnesota and the youngest reserve general in the nation (deceased)
Paul G. Rehkamp, '63, major general who received the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; was assistant deputy chief of staff for operations plans at the Department of the Army (Pentagon)
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