Timelines

Pre-1915 (Heritage & Youth)

1764

Birth

1833

Birth

March 19, 1892

Birth

June 1915

Graduates West Point

1916

Mexican Border Campaign

1918

World War I

1923-1924

Football Coach & ROTC

June 1945

D-Day Normandy Invasion

February 1948-1950

Greece

April 14, 1951-March 31, 1953

Commanding US 8th Army

September 23, 1992

Died

Joshua Jan Van Vliet

William Van Fleet

James Alward Van Fleet was born

JAVF Graduates in the "Class the Stars Fell On"

Platoon Leader in "The Old Guard" serving under General Pershing

Machine Gun Battalion in the Ardennes

University of Florida

8th Infantry Regiment, Utah Beach

Communist Insurgency

CG during Korean War

JAVF

1915-1953 (5 Wars)

1764

Birth

1833

Birth

March 19, 1892

Birth

June 1915

Graduates West Point

1916

Mexican Border Campaign

1918

World War I

1923-1924

Football Coach & ROTC

June 1945

D-Day Normandy Invasion

February 1948-1950

Greece

April 14, 1951-March 31, 1953

Commanding US 8th Army

September 23, 1992

Died

Joshua Jan Van Vliet

William Van Fleet

James Alward Van Fleet was born

JAVF Graduates in the "Class the Stars Fell On"

Platoon Leader in "The Old Guard" serving under General Pershing

Machine Gun Battalion in the Ardennes

University of Florida

8th Infantry Regiment, Utah Beach

Communist Insurgency

CG during Korean War

JAVF

1953-1192 (Retirement & New Careers)

1764

Birth

1833

Birth

March 19, 1892

Birth

June 1915

Graduates West Point

1916

Mexican Border Campaign

1918

World War I

1923-1924

Football Coach & ROTC

June 1945

D-Day Normandy Invasion

February 1948-1950

Greece

April 14, 1951-March 31, 1953

Commanding US 8th Army

September 23, 1992

Died

Joshua Jan Van Vliet

William Van Fleet

James Alward Van Fleet was born

JAVF Graduates in the "Class the Stars Fell On"

Platoon Leader in "The Old Guard" serving under General Pershing

Machine Gun Battalion in the Ardennes

University of Florida

8th Infantry Regiment, Utah Beach

Communist Insurgency

CG during Korean War

JAVF