Years of service 1949–1984 | Name Donald Keith | |
 | ||
Born January 31, 1927Ludington, Michigan ( 1927-01-31 ) Commands held U.S. Army Materiel CommandU.S. Army Field Artillery School Other work Chairman, United States Field Artillery Association | ||
Allegiance United States of America | ||
General Donald Raymond Keith (January 31, 1927 – September 9, 2004) was an American Army general. He was born in Ludington, Michigan. During World War II, he served in the Army as an enlisted soldier. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1949 and was commissioned a field artillery 2nd lieutenant. He received his bachelor's degree from the Academy and a master's degree from Columbia University in 1958, preceding a faculty assignment at West Point. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Akron in 1982.
Some of General Keith's key duty assignments in his active military service were:
General Keith attended the Ground General School, Field Artillery School, Command and General Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College, and Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and numerous foreign awards and service ribbons. He retired from military service on June 28, 1984. In retirement he served as Chairman of the United States Field Artillery Association, from 2002 until shortly before his death, and was succeeded by Jack N. Merritt. He died September 9, 2004. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.