Jimmy D. Ross

War Hero

Birthday May 23, 1936

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Louisiana

DEATH DATE May 2, 2012 (75)

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About

Four-star U.S. Army General who served in Vietnam and helped with logistics in Germany.

Before fame

He graduated from college and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps.

Trivia

He retired from the military and joined the boards of an Arlington, Virginia consulting firm and of the billion-dollar VSE Corporation.

Family life

He grew up in Hosston, Louisiana.

Associated with

He and fellow general Eric Shinseki both served in Vietnam.