Daniel B. Allyn

{{Infobox military person

| name = Daniel B. Allyn

| image = Gen. Allyn 2014 2.jpg

| alt = A man in a military uniform in front of flags

| caption = Official portrait, 2014

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|9|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = New Hampshire, United States

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Army

| serviceyears = 1981–2017

| rank = General

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| commands = Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
United States Army Forces Command
XVIII Airborne Corps
1st Cavalry Division

| battles = Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Just Cause
Gulf War
Operation Desert Spring
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War

| awards = Army Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Silver Star
Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star Medal

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Daniel Bartlett Allyn (born 24 Sep 1959) is a retired United States Army general who served as the 35th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 2014 until 2017. Allyn previously served as the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps from 2012 to 2013 and of United States Army Forces Command from May 2013 to August 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.forscom.army.mil/cmd_staff/GEN_Allyn/GEN_Allyn.htm |title=FORSCOM |publisher=Forscom.army.mil |access-date=2013-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710012905/http://www.forscom.army.mil/cmd_staff/GEN_Allyn/GEN_Allyn.htm |archive-date=2013-07-10 }}{{cite web|url=http://fayobserver.com/articles/2013/05/08/1255647?sac=fo.military |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624202141/http://fayobserver.com/articles/2013/05/08/1255647?sac=fo.military |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-24 |title=Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson nominated to command Fort Bragg, 18th Airborne Corps |publisher=Fayobserver.com |date=2013-05-09 |access-date=2013-07-03}}

Early life and education

Allyn was born in New Hampshire on 25 July 1959, and raised in Berwick, Maine.{{cite book|title=Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy|author1=West Point Alumni Foundation, inc|author2=United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates|date=1991|publisher=Association of Graduates, USMA.|issn=0090-2357|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXreAAAAMAAJ|access-date=2014-12-13}} He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1981.

Career

Allyn went on to serve overseas in South Korea, Grenada, Egypt, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan as a combat infantryman and a master parachutist.{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/103113/|title=Allyn promoted, becomes commander of FORSCOM |date=May 10, 2013 |publisher=army.mil|access-date=2014-12-13}}

Awards and decorations

120px Combat Infantryman Badge with Star (denoting 2nd award)

75px Ranger tab

80px Master Combat Parachutist Badge with one bronze Jump Device

80px Pathfinder Badge

80px Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

75px Army Staff Identification Badge

100px Canadian Jump Wings (non-operational)

100px Italian Parachutist Badge

60px 82nd Airborne Division Combat Service Identification Badge

40px 75th Ranger Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

50px 7 Overseas Service Bars

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px14px Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Silver Star ribbon.svg|width=60}} Silver Star

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px14px Defense Superior Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px14px Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Bronze Star ribbon|width=60}} Bronze Star Medal

{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

{{ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} Joint Service Commendation Medal

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px14px14px Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px14px Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters

{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Presidential Unit Citation

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px14px14px14px Joint Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} Meritorious Unit Commendation

{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px11px11px Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead device and two service stars

{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=60}} Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze campaign star

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Afghanistan Campaign ribbon|width=60}}11px11px Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two campaign stars

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}11px11px11px11px Iraq Campaign Medal with four campaign stars

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=60}} Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Korea Defense Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} Korea Defense Service Medal

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Humanitarian Service ribbon|width=60}} Humanitarian Service Medal

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Service Ribbon

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=numeral|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}8px Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 3

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar.svg|width=60}} NATO Medal for Service with ISAF

{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=MFO Ribbon bar.svg|width=60}}9px Multinational Force and Observers Medal with silver numeral 2

60px Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)

60px Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

=Other=

In 2013, Allyn was the honoree of the Patriot Foundation, an organization that provides scholarships and other support to the families of soldiers who have served in airborne, special operations and other army specialty units.

References

External links

[https://www.army.mil/leaders/vcsa/ Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army]
[https://www.army.mil/article/103113/allyn_promoted_becomes_commander_of_forscom Allyn promoted, becomes 20th commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command]
[https://web.archive.org/*/fayobserver.com/articles/2013/05/08/1255647?sac=fo.military Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson nominated to command Fort Bragg, 18th Airborne Corps] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130624202141/http://fayobserver.com/articles/2013/05/08/1255647?sac=fo.military |date=2013-06-24 }}

{{succession box |before =Frank Helmick |title = Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps |years = 2012–2013|after = Joseph Anderson}}

{{succession box|

|after = Mark A. Milley

|title = Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command

|before = David M. Rodriguez

|years = 2013–2014}}

{{s-ttl|title=Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army|years=2014–2017}}

Category:Living people

Category:United States Military Academy alumni

Category:United States Army generals

Category:21st-century American generals

Category:United States Army personnel of the Gulf War