Andrew Goodpaster

Andrew Goodpaster
Goodpaster in 1969
6th Supreme Allied Commander Europe
In office 1 July 1969 – 15 December 1974
President	Richard Nixon
Deputy	Robert Bray Desmond Fitzpatrick John Mogg
Preceded by	Lyman Lemnitzer
Succeeded by	Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Director of the Joint Staff
In office 1 August 1966 – 31 March 1967
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	David A. Burchinal
Succeeded by	Berton E. Spivy
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
In office 1977–1981
Preceded by	Sidney Bryan Berry
Succeeded by	Willard Warren Scott Jr.
Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission
In office 1985–1990
Preceded by	Mark W. Clark
Succeeded by	Paul X. Kelley
White House Staff Secretary
In office October 1954 – 20 January 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Pete Carroll
Succeeded by	Bill Hartigan
Personal details
Born	(1915-02-12)12 February 1915 Granite City, Illinois, U.S.
Died	16 May 2005(2005-05-16) (aged 90) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Spouse	Dorothy Dulaney Anderson ​ ​ (m. 1939)​
Children	2
Education	United States Military Academy (BS) Princeton University (MS, MA, PhD)
Nickname	"GoodP"
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1939–1974 1977–1981
Rank	General
Commands	8th Infantry Division Supreme Allied Commander Europe Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
Battles/wars	World War II Cold War Vietnam War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Cross Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal (4) Navy Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Purple Heart (2) Presidential Medal of Freedom National Order of Vietnam

Andrew Jackson Goodpaster (12 February 1915 – 16 May 2005) was an American Army General. He served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), from 1 July 1969, and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command (CINCEUR) from 5 May 1969 until his retirement 17 December 1974.^[1] As such, he was the commander of all NATO (SACEUR) and United States (CINCEUR) military forces stationed in Europe and the surrounding regions.

Goodpaster returned to the military in June 1977 as the 51st Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, until he retired again in July 1981.