Lieutenant General John Edward Kelly (July 10, 1911 – March 2, 1995) was an officer in the United States Army born in Washington D.C..
Lt General Kelly was buried with full military honors in Section 5 of Arlington National Cemetery.
Kelly held the following ranks:
Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1932-36 (graduate no. 10504, class of 1936)
Second Lieutenant 1936
First Lieutenant 1939
Captain (AUS) 1940
Major (AUS) 1942
Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1943
Captain 1946
Major 1948
Colonel (AUS) 1952
Lieutenant Colonel 1953
Major General 1963
Lieutenant General 1968
Commanding Officer, Company C & H, 29th Infantry Regiment 1936-38
Student, Infantry School 1938-39
Student, Tank School 1939-40
Commanding Officer, Company "B", 66th Infantry Regiment 1940
Student, Laval University 1940-41
Instructor, US. Military Academy 1941-43
Battalion Commander, 26th Infantry Regiment 1943-44
Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 378th Infantry Regiment 1944-45
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4 (Supply), 95th Infantry Division 1945
Student, Command & General Staff School 1945-46
Instructor, US. Military Academy 1946-48
Student, Armed Forces Staff College 1948-49
Served with Headquarters, US. European Command 1949-52
Student, Army War College 1952-53
Served with Headquarters, Army Field Forces 1953-54
Commanding Officer, 160th Infantry Regiment 1954
Commanding Officer, 27th Infantry Regiment 1958-59
Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations), 4th US. Army 1960-61
Deputy Commanding General, The Infantry School & Center 1961-62
Commander, Military Supply Mission, India 1962-65
Commanding General, IV Corps 1965 Commanding General, 2d Armored Division 1965-67
Assistant Army Deputy Chief of Staff (Personnel) 1967-68
Commandant, National War College 1968-70
Ret. 1970
Distinguished Service Cross
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Silver Star
