RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER

OF

KENNETH RHODES BOWRA

MAJOR GENERAL

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH

23 October 1948, Jamaica, New York

YEARS OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE

Over 27

PRESENT ASSIGNMENT

Commanding General, United States Army Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307, since May 1996

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses

United States Army Command and General Staff College

United States Army War College

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES

Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina - BA Degree - History

United States Army Command and Staff College - MMS Degree - Military Science

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)

French

MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

Jul 70 - Dec 70

Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, later Ranger Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia

Dec 70 - Aug 71

Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Aug 71 - Nov 72

Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, Training Advisory Group, (MAC-V SOG), later Executive Officer, Long Hai Training Battalion, Forces Armee Nationale Khmer Training Command, United States Army, Vietnam

Nov 72 - May 73

Special Forces Officers Course, United States Army Institute for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

May 73 - Jan 74

Detachment Executive Officer, Company A, 3d Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jan 74 - May 74

Detachment Commander, Company A, 3d Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

May 74 - May 75

Aide-de-Camp to the Chief, Military Equipment Delivery Team, United States Army, Cambodia

Jun 75 - Feb 76

Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia

Feb 76 - Jun 77

Commander, Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 40th Armor, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado

Jul 77 - Sep 78

Break in Active Duty

Sep 78 - Jun 79

Assistant Operations Officer (S-3), Headquarters, 2d Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington

Jun 79 - Apr 81

Commander, Company B, 2d Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington

Apr 81 - Oct 81

Commander, Special Action Element, 2d Ranger Battalion, 75th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington

Nov 81 - Jun 82

Special Assistant to the Commander, 2d Battalion (Ranger) 75th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington

Jun 82 - Jun 83

Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Jun 83 - Dec 87

Army Operations Officer, later Executive Officer, J-3, United States Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jan 88 - Jun 90

Commander, 2d Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jun 90 - Jul 91

Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

Aug 91 - Aug 93

Commander, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Sep 93 - Oct 93

Temporary duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Nov 93 - Dec 95

Commander, Special Operations Command (South), United States Southern Command, Quarry Heights, Panama

Feb 96 - May 96

Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, United States Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT

2LT 3 Jun 70

1LT 3 Jun 71

CPT 19 Aug 74

MAJ 1 Nov 81

LTC 1 Dec 87

COL 1 Jun 92

BG 1 Feb 95

MG Frocked

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES

Defense Superior Service Medal

Legion of Merit

Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)

Purple Heart

Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)

Air Medal

Joint Service Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)

Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Combat Infantryman Badge

Expert Infantryman Badge

Master Parachutist Badge

Pathfinder Badge

Ranger Tab

Special Forces Tab

SOURCE OF COMMISSION

ROTC

SUMMARY OF JOINT EXPERIENCE

Operations Officer, later Executive Officer, J-3, United States Joint Special Operations

Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jun 83-Dec 87 Major/Lieutenant Colonel

Commander, Special Operations Command (South) United States Southern Command

Quarry Heights, Panama

Nov 93-Dec 95 Colonel/Brigadier General

As of 15 September 1997

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