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Fred Hissong

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Fred Hissong
Born22 September 1931
Benton Ridge, Ohio U.S.
Died24 May 2024 (92)
Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1954–1990
RankLieutenant general
CommandsDeputy Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command

Fred Hissong Jr. (September 22, 1931 – May 24, 2024) was an American lieutenant general in the United States Army. He served as deputy executive director for conventional ammunition and deputy commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command.[1]

Hissong is a 1950 graduate of Liberty Township High School.[2] He is an alumnus of Ohio State University,[3] having received a B.S. degree in personnel management and administration in 1954.[4][5] Hissong later earned an M.B.A. degree in industrial management from Babson College.[4]

Hissong died on May 24, 2024, at the age of 92.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hissong Selected for Army Materiel Command Post". Associated Press.
  2. ^ The Liberty Bell. Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio: Liberty Township High School. 1950. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Lieutenant General Fred Hissong Jr., Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame Inductee 1993, U.S. Army Ordnance Corps".
  4. ^ a b "Major General Fred Hissong, Jr". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 259. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. ^ U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. 1 January 1966. p. 261. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  6. ^ "Obituary information for Fred Hissong, Jr". www.coldrencrates.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.