Gene A. Deegan

{{short description|United States Marine Corps general}}

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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1936|8|3}}

|birth_place=Lewisville, Minnesota, U.S.

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|allegiance= United States

|branch= United States Marine Corps

|serviceyears= 1958–1991{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MZMP8vFa1ncC&q=general+Gene+Deegan+retired&pg=PA30|title = Heroes: A Year in Vietnam with the First Air Cavalry Division|isbn = 9780595525218|last1 = Larson|first1 = Mike|date = September 2008| publisher=iUniverse }}

|rank= Major general

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|commands= Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center

|battles=Vietnam War

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Gene Austin Deegan{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} (born August 3, 1936) is a retired major general in the United States Marine Corps. He attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1958.{{cite web |title=Gene Deegan - Recipient - |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/30110 |website=valor.militarytimes.com |access-date=9 January 2020 |language=en}} He served as commanding general of the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California.{{cite news |title=Navy Officer in Fraternization Case Cleared of All Charges |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-26-mn-5212-story.html |access-date=9 January 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=26 May 1988}}