Eivind Johansen

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Eivind H. Johansen
Nickname(s)Ivy[1]
Born(1927-03-07)March 7, 1927
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 2012(2012-12-19) (aged 85)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1945–1947, 1950–1979
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsVietnam War

Eivind Herbert Johansen (March 7, 1927 – December 19, 2012) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.[1] He served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics for the Army from 1977 to 1979.[2][3][4]

After graduating from high school in Port Arthur, Texas, Johansen enlisted in the Army on June 14, 1945. Released from active duty on January 26, 1947, he enrolled at the A&M College of Texas. Johansen completed a B.S. degree in business administration in June 1950 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. He took graduate courses at the Harvard Business School in 1955 and later earned an M.S. degree in international affairs from George Washington University in 1968.[4][5]

In December 1969, Johansen was deployed to Vietnam to command the 593rd General Support Group. In June 1970, he was placed in charge of the G–4 Supply Division in Vietnam. Returning to the United States, Johansen was posted to the Pentagon in December 1970.[4]

Johansen retired from the Army in June 1979.[1]

Johansen was married to Dolores Eva Klockmann (September 22, 1928 – October 29, 2020). The couple had a son, daughter, three grandchildren and, as of February 2021, four great-grandchildren. A fifth great-grandchild predeceased his great-grandmother.[6]

After Johansen died in December 2012, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on March 4, 2013.[7] His wife was interred next to him on January 29, 2021.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Eivind H. Johansen". Legacy. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M Corps of Cadets – Lieutenant General Eivind H. Johansen '50". corps.tamu.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. ^ "Lieutenant General Eivind H. Johansen". qmfound.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  4. ^ a b c United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of Defense (1978). Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  5. ^ U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1, 1962. p. 274. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  6. ^ a b "Dolores Eva Klockmann Johansen". Daily Progress. January 24, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  7. ^ "Johansen, Eivind Herbert". ANCExplorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 2021-09-06.