Donald E. Rosenblum
{{short description|United States Army general}}
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|name= Donald E. Rosenblum
|image= Lt. Gen. Donald E. Rosenblum.jpg
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|birth_date= {{Birth date|1929|6|3}}
|birth_place= The Bronx, New York, United States
|death_date= {{death date and age|2022|9|6|1929|6|3}}
|death_place= Savannah, Georgia, United States
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|allegiance= United States
|branch= United States Army
|serviceyears= 1951–1984
|rank= Lieutenant General
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|commands= First United States Army
24th Infantry Division
Division Support Command, 101st Airborne Division
2d Battalion, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment
|battles= Korean War
Vietnam War
|awards= Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (2)
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|laterwork= President, Rosenblum and Associates
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Donald Edward Rosenblum (June 3, 1929 – September 6, 2022) was a United States Army Lieutenant General. He is an alumnus of The Citadel, Class of 1951.{{Cite web|url=https://secure.citadelalumni.org/dcal/detail.php?id=74|title=CAA Admin Tool|access-date=2018-11-24|archive-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124162214/https://secure.citadelalumni.org/dcal/detail.php?id=74|url-status=dead}}
Military career
As a second lieutenant, Rosenblum served during the Korean War as a Platoon Leader with Company E, 224th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 40th Infantry Division; one of his fellow platoon leaders in Company E was Edward C. Meyer.
In the early 1960s, Rosenblum was assigned to the Special Warfare Office of the Army's Office of the Chief of Research and Development. In 1963 he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College. He was executive secretary of the Army Scientific Advisory Panel from 1965 to 1966 as a major.
Rosenblum commanded a battalion of the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He graduated from the United States Army War College in 1969. In his second Vietnam tour, he was commander of the Division Support Command (DISCOM) for the 101st.
As a major general, Rosenblum commanded the 24th Infantry Division from 1975 to 1977; he also served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Training at the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command as well as Deputy Commanding General of the XVIII Airborne Corps.
As a lieutenant general, Rosenblum was Commanding General of the First United States Army from 1981 until being succeeded by Charles D. Franklin in 1984. He retired to Savannah, Georgia, where he started a consulting firm, Rosenblum and associates.{{Cite web | title=Savannah Morning News: Local News, Politics & Sports in Savannah, GA | url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/012400/LOCnoelleschat.shtml | access-date=2025-02-27 | website=savannahnow.com}}{{Cite web| url=http://www.falconwaterfree.com.ph/about/rosenblum.htm | title=Retired Army Lieutenant General Donald E. Rosenblum | accessdate=2014-09-24 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110121658/http://www.falconwaterfree.com.ph/about/rosenblum.htm | archivedate=2014-11-10}} In 1990, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Military Science degree from The Citadel. He died on September 6, 2022.{{cite web | url=https://obits.postandcourier.com/us/obituaries/charleston/name/donald-rosenblum-obituary?id=36463251 | title=Donald Rosenblum Obituary (1929 - 2022) - Charleston, SC - Charleston Post & Courier }}
Awards and decorations
| 135px Combat Infantryman Badge (two awards) |
| 90px Senior Parachutist Badge |
| 90px Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge |
| 80px Army Staff Identification Badge |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|other_device=v|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}12px13px
|Air Medal with V device and bronze award numeral 5 |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=4|type=oak|other_device=v|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Army Commendation Medal with V device and four 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}} |
| 60px |
| 60px |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Korean Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Korean Service Medal with three bronze service stars |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=8|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Vietnam Service Medal with eight service stars |
| 60px
|Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class |
| 60px
|Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, 2nd class |
| 60px |
| 60px |
| 60px |
| 60px |
References
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Category:United States Army personnel of the Korean War
Category:United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
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