Benjamin F. Register

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Benjamin F. Register
Born(1930-06-10)10 June 1930
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Died5 August 2019(2019-08-05) (aged 89)
Opelika, Alabama, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1951–1987
RankLieutenant general
Commands heldDeputy Chief of Staff for Logistics
Battles/warsKorean War
Vietnam War
AwardsLegion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (2)
Meritorious Service Medal (4)

Benjamin Franklin Register Jr. (10 June 1930 – 5 August 2019) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Register was commissioned as a distinguished military graduate from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1951, and served until his retirement in 1987.[1][2][3] He earned a B.S. degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech and later earned an M.S. degree in military logistics management from the Air Force Institute of Technology.[1]

After his death, Register was interred at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery in Alabama on 8 August 2019.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lieutenant General Benjamin F. Register, Jr.". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 89. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  2. ^ "Lieutenant General Benjamin F. Register Jr., Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame Inductee 1990, U.S. Army Ordnance Corps". Goordnance.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Vance Brooks Funeral Home. "Obituary for Benjamin F. Register, Jr. | Vance Brooks Funeral Home". vancebrooksfuneralhome.net. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  4. ^ "Register, Benjamin Franklin Jr". Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration. Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.