Anthony A. Cucolo III | |
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Nickname(s) | Tony |
Born | August 22, 1957 |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1979-2014 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held |
10th Mountain Division 3rd Infantry Division US Army War College |
Battles/wars |
Bosnia Afghanistan Iraq |
Other work | Associate vice chancellor for leadership and veterans’ programs, University of Texas System |
Anthony A. "Tony" Cucolo (born August 22, 1957) is a retired United States Army Major General. He was notable for his service as the Army's Chief of Public Affairs, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, and commandant of the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
Cucolo was born in Suffern, New York on August 22, 1957. Cucolo's grandfather, Anthony Sr. (1897-1983) was an immigrant from Italy who rose from laborer to president of a half dozen companies involved in the construction business. The senior Anthony Cucolo also served as a captain in the U.S. Army's Engineer branch during World War II. Anthony Cucolo III's uncle Belmonte Cucolo (1920-2005) and father Anthony A. Cucolo Jr. both attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1943 and 1946. Belmonte Cucolo served in the Pacific theater during World War II and attained the rank of captain before leaving the Army in 1957. Anthony Cucolo Jr. served in Korea during the Korean War, and attained the rank of captain in the Engineer branch before resigning in 1954.
Anthony Cucolo III graduated from New York City's Xavier High School in 1975, and is a 1979 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of infantry in 1979.