David G. Perkins
| David G. Perkins | |
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| Born |
November 12, 1957 Keene, New Hampshire |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1980–present |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held | 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Joint Multinational Training Command, Germany 4th Infantry Division United States Army Combined Arms Center U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command |
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| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal |
David Gerard Perkins (born November 12, 1957) is a United States Army four-star general. He commands U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
David Gerard Perkins was born in Keene, New Hampshire on November 12, 1957, and was raised in Fairport, New York. Perkins earned his Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout award in 1974, and graduated from Fairport High School in 1976.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1980 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Armor. In 1988, he received a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Perkins completed both Ranger and Airborne Schools. He then served in armor assignments from platoon leader to battalion and brigade staff positions.
He commanded 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor from 1996 to 1998. The battalion served in Macedonia, and took part in a United Nations mission to monitor Macedonia's borders with Albania, Kosovo, and Serbia.
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