What is Joseph J. Went?
{{Infobox military person |name= Joseph J. Went |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1930|9|16}} |death_date= |birth_place= [[New Milford, Connecticut]] |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Joseph J. Went.jpg |caption= General Joseph J. Went |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[United States Marine Corps]] |serviceyears= 1952-1990 |rank= [[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|30px]] [[General officer|General]] |commands= [[H&MS-12]]<br/>[[VMA-214]]<br/>[[Marine Aircraft Group 24]]<br/>[[3rd FSSG]]<br/>[[1st Marine Aircraft Wing]]<br/>[[Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps]] |unit= |battles= [[Vietnam War]] |awards= [[Legion of Merit]] |laterwork= }} '''Joseph J. Went''' (born September 16, 1930) is a retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[4-star rank|four-star]] [[General (United States)|general]]. His final job was as [[Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps]] and Chief of Staff. He retired in 1990 after 38 years of service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asymca.org/a8.html |title=National Board of Directors, Armed Services YMCA |access-date=2006-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104144344/http://www.asymca.org/a8.html |archive-date=2006-11-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Went, Joseph J.}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American generals]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Vietnam War]] [[Category:Military people from Connecticut]]