What is John A. Wickham Jr.?
{{Infobox military person |name= John A. Wickham |image= General John Wickham, official military photo 1988.JPEG |image_size= |alt= |caption= Wickham in August 1988 |nickname= |birth_date= {{birth date|1928|6|25}} |birth_place= [[Dobbs Ferry, New York]], U.S. |death_date= {{death date and age|2024|5|11|1928|6|25}} |death_place= [[Oro Valley, Arizona]], U.S. |placeofburial= |allegiance= United States |branch= [[United States Army]] |serviceyears= 1950–1987 |rank= [[General (United States)|General]] |unit= |commands= [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]]<br/>[[Eighth Army (United States)|Eighth Army]]<br/>[[United States Forces Korea]]<br/>[[United Nations Command]]<br/>[[101st Airborne Division]]<br/>1st Brigade, [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]]<br/>5th Battalion, [[7th Cavalry Regiment]] |battles= [[Vietnam War]] |awards= [[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (4)<br/>[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]] (2)<br/>[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]]<br/>[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]]<br/>[[Silver Star]] (2)<br/>[[Legion of Merit]] (4)<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal]] |relations= |laterwork= }} '''John Adams Wickham Jr.''' (June 25, 1928 &ndash; May 11, 2024) was a [[United States Army]] [[General (United States)|general]] who served as the [[United States Army Chief of Staff]] from 1983 to 1987. Wickham was born on June 25, 1928, in [[Dobbs Ferry, New York]]. He worked at the [[United States Military Academy]] as a social sciences instructor, from 1956 to 1960.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armyhistory.org/general-john-adams-wickham-jr/|title=General John Adams Wickham, Jr.|date=2015-01-21|website=The Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> Wickham Jr. died on May 11, 2024 in [[Oro Valley, Arizona]] at the age of 95.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General John Wickham, Jr Obituary (1928 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/general-john-wickham-jr-obituary?id=5513200