William E. Ingram Jr.

Lieutenant General William E. Ingram Jr. (born January 21, 1948) is a retired United States Army officer who served as the Director of the Army National Guard. He was the 20th individual and the third three-star general to lead the Army National Guard since 1948, when the office was established as Chief, Army Division, National Guard Bureau. In this assignment Ingram guided the formulation, development and implementation of all programs and policies affecting the Army National Guard, a force of more than 350,000 citizen soldiers in the 50 States, three Territories and the District of Columbia.[1]

William E. Ingram Jr.
Born (1948-01-21) January 21, 1948
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1970–2014
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldArmy National Guard
North Carolina National Guard
60th Troop Command
Task Force Sabre
Task Force Pershing
139th Support Detachment
1st Battalion, 119th Infantry
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit

Ingram assumed the position and was promoted to lieutenant general on November 28, 2011 in a ceremony held at the Pentagon, which was presided over by Army Chief of Staff Raymond T. Odierno and National Guard Bureau Chief Craig R. McKinley.[2] He retired in a ceremony presided over by Frank J. Grass at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall on January 14, 2014.[3]

Military career

William Emmett Ingram Jr. was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on January 21, 1948.[4][5] He enlisted as an Infantryman in the North Carolina Army National Guard in 1970 and received his commission in 1972 as a Distinguished Graduate of the North Carolina Military Academy's Officer Candidate School.[6]

During his career, Ingram advanced through staff and command positions of increasing rank and responsibility, including Commander of 1st Battalion 119th Infantry and Commander of the 139th Support Detachment.[7][8]

In 1997 Ingram deployed to the Balkans as Commander of Task Force Pershing, based at Camp Sava North, Slavonski Brod, Croatia. He then commanded the 60th Troop Command in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, before returning to the Balkans in 1999 to serve as Chief of Staff, United Nations Preventative Deployment (UNPREDEP), Skopje, Macedonia and Commander, Task Force Sabre, Camp Able Sentry, Petrovec, Macedonia.[9][10][11][12][13]

General officer

In July 2001, Ingram was appointed Adjutant General of North Carolina, where he oversaw the largest mobilization of the North Carolina National Guard since World War II. While serving as the Adjutant General he also served as a member and subsequently as chairman of the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee.[14][15]

In October 2010, he was called to the Pentagon to serve as special assistant to the Army's Vice Chief of Staff. He served in this assignment until his November, 2011 appointment to succeed Raymond W. Carpenter as Director of the Army National Guard.[16]

He retired in January, 2014, and was followed by Major General Judd H. Lyons, the Deputy Director, who was appointed Acting Director pending the selection of a permanent successor.[17][18] Ingram received a second award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal at his retirement ceremony.[19]

Civilian career

In civilian life, from 1975 to 1988 Ingram was General Manager, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of N.C. Green Oil Company, a petroleum marketing firm in Williamston.[20] He is a past director of the North Carolina Petroleum Marketers Association and the Williamston Rotary Club as well as a past director of the Martin County Chamber of Commerce and the Martin County Bureau of Travel and Tourism. General Ingram was also a director of Martin County's Committee of 100, an organization involved in local economic development efforts.[21]

Family

Ingram is a native of coastal North Carolina. His wife Lil and he have three adult children and two granddaughters.[22] General Ingram's father, Major General William E. Ingram Sr., served as Adjutant General of North Carolina from 1977 To 1983.[23]

Education

Assignments
  1. June 1972 – June 1973, Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Wilson, North Carolina
  2. June 1973 – August 1975, Platoon Leader (Mortar), Detachment 2, Company B (-), 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Woodland, North Carolina
  3. August 1975 – December 1976, Platoon Leader (Rifle), Detachment 2, Company B (-), 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Woodland, North Carolina
  4. December 1976 – February 1979, Executive Officer, Company B (-), 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Williamston, North Carolina
  5. February 1979 – November 1982, Commander, Company B (-), 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Williamston, North Carolina
  6. December 1982 – July 1984, S-3 Air, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Ahoskie, North Carolina
  7. August 1984 – December 1985, S-4, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Ahoskie, North Carolina
  8. January 1986 – March 1988, S-3, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Ahoskie, North Carolina
  9. March 1988 – July 1991, Assistant S-3, 30th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) (Separate), Clinton, North Carolina
  10. August 1991 – February 1995, Commander, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Ahoskie, North Carolina
  11. February 1995 – April 1997, Rear Operations Officer, 139th Support Detachment, Morrisville, North Carolina
  12. May 1997 – August 1997, Commander, 139th Support Detachment, Morrisville, North Carolina
  13. August 1997 – February 1998, Commander, Task Force Pershing, Camp Sava North, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
  14. February 1998 – July 1998, Commander, 139th Support Detachment, Morrisville, North Carolina
  15. August 1998 – February 1999, Commander, 60th Troop Command, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
  16. February 1999 – May 1999, Chief of Staff, United Nations Preventative Deployment (UNPREDEP), Skopje, Macedonia
  17. May 1999 – August 1999, Commander, Task Force Sabre, Camp Able Sentry, Petrovec, Macedonia
  18. August 1999 – October 1999, Commander, 60th Troop Command, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
  19. October 1999 – July 2001, State Training Officer, Headquarters, State Area Regional Command, Raleigh, North Carolina
  20. July 2001 – September 2010, The Adjutant General, North Carolina, Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
  21. October 2010 – November 2011, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff, Army, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
  22. November 2011 – January, 2014, Director, Army National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia[25]

Awards and decorations
Air Assault Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge
119th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
 Army Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
 Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
 Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal
Army Superior Unit Award[26]
 Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
 National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
 Kosovo Campaign Medal (with 2 Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hourglass and "M" Device
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon with bronze award numeral 9
UNPREDEP – Preventive Deployment Force
 NATO Medal for Yugoslavia, 1 bronze service star
The Brotherhood of Arms Award (Republic of Moldova)
Unidentified
North Carolina Commendation Medal
North Carolina Achievement Medal
North Carolina State Active Duty Ribbon
North Carolina Service Ribbon
North Carolina Governor's Unit Citation
North Carolina Meritorious Unit Citation
North Carolina Outstanding Unit Award

Additional accomplishments

Effective dates of promotions
InsigniaRankDate
Lieutenant General November 14, 2011
Major GeneralJune 27, 2003
Brigadier GeneralJuly 16, 2001
ColonelMay 2, 1997
Lieutenant ColonelAugust 1, 1991
MajorJanuary 31, 1986
CaptainMay 4, 1979
First LieutenantJune 23, 1975
Second LieutenantSeptember 24, 1972[28]

References
  1. National Guard Bureau General Officer Management Office, Official Biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., accessed September 19, 2012
  2. Sergeant Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau, Ingram promoted, sworn in as Army National Guard director, U.S. Army News Page, November 28, 2011
  3. Michelle Tan, Army Times, Director of Army National Guard Retires, January 14, 2014
  4. North Carolina Birth and Death Indexes, 1800–2000, entry for William Emmett Ingram, Jr., retrieved September 19, 2012
  5. G. K. Butterfield, Remarks Recognizing Lieutenant General William E. Ingram, Jr., Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 182, November 30, 2011
  6. Staff report, Maj. Gen. William Ingram approved for Army National Guard's top job, Fayette Observer, November 20, 2011
  7. Staff report, Easley names Ingram new adjutant general of the N.C. National Guard, The Daily Reflector, July 22, 2001
  8. Freedom Speaks, Official Profile: North Carolina (NC) Governor's Cabinet, State Adjutant General William E. Ingram, Jr., 2006
  9. Association of the United States Army, Author's Biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., AUSA Magazine, August, 2012, page 26
  10. Kathy Ford, Former N.C. TAG Nominated to Lead Army Guard, North Carolina National Guard Association, October 18, 2011
  11. William J. Clinton, Remarks to Kosovo International Security Force Troops in Skopje, The American Presidency Project, June 22, 1999
  12. North Carolina Senate, (01-29-2003).pdf Senate Journal, 2003, page 207
  13. Henry Cunningham, N.C. native leaves command in Kosovo, Fayetteville Observer, August 12, 1999
  14. Kentucky National Guard, Speakers biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., State Conference program, 2011
  15. Tad Lichtenauer, Top Military Leader, Cross & Crescent (Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity newsletter), August, 2011
  16. William F. West, Ingram is new Army National Guard director, The Daily Advance, December 19, 2011
  17. National Guard Association of the United States, Army Guard Director to Retire after 40 Years in Uniform, January 15, 2014
  18. Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau, Retiring Army Guard Director: Preserve This National Treasure, January 14, 2014
  19. National Guard Bureau, LTG William E. Ingram, Jr. 19th Director, Army National Guard Retirement Ceremony on YouTube, (Time 7 minutes, 54 seconds), January 16, 2014
  20. Associated Press, Easley Names Ingram State Guard Leader, published in The Robesonian, July 11, 2001
  21. Lt. Col. Robert Carver, Press release, Williamston Resident, Elizabeth City Native William E. Ingram, Jr., Selected to Head Nation's Army National Guard, North Carolina National Guard Office of Public Affairs and Visual Information, November 17, 2011
  22. Army National Guard, Biographical summary, William E. Ingram, Jr., retrieved September 20, 2012
  23. Erika N. Colton, Military service is a family affair for many, National Guard magazine, September, 2005, pages 39 to 40
  24. NGB Diversity Conference, Speaker's biography, Lieutenant General William E. Ingram, Jr., 2012
  25. Official Biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., accessed September 19, 2012
  26. National Guard Bureau General Officer Management Office, General Officer biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., 2012
  27. Technical Sergeant Brian Christiansen, N.C. National Guard Honors Lt. Gen. Ingram, Former N.C. Adjutant General, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs, May 31, 2012
  28. NGB Diversity Conference, Speaker's biography, Lieutenant General William E. Ingram, Jr., 2012
Military offices
Preceded by
Raymond W. Carpenter (Acting)		 Director of the Army National Guard
2011–2014		 Succeeded by
Judd H. Lyons
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