Karol A. Kennedy

Major General Karol A. Kennedy was commissioned an Officer upon graduation from the United States Woman’s Army Corps 17 December 1965. Her first duty assignment was as Platoon Officer, Charlie Company, Women’s Army Corps Training Battalion, Fort McClellan, Alabama. | Her subsequent duty assignments include: Adjutant and S-1, 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion; S-1 and Control Group, Headquarters, United States Army Europe, Germany; Assistant Finance Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 185th Armor, 2nd Brigade; Race Relation and Equal Opportunity Officer, Assistant Inspector General and Assistant G-1, Administrative Service Officer, 40th Adjutant General, 40th Infantry Division, California; Administrative Officer, Army National Guard Training Site, California; Finance Officer, 40th Finance Company, Troop Command, California; Deputy Chief of Staff, Resource Management, Seventh United States Army Reserve Command, Commander, 313th Support Center, 21st Theater Army Area Command, United States Army, Germany; Deputy Chief of Staff, Resource Management, 102nd United States Army Reserve Command, St. Louis, Missouri; Commander, 6025th Garrison Support Unit, St. Louis, Missouri; Deputy Commanding General, 99th Regional Support Command, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. | Her military awards include: the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal w/ Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 Bronze Service Stars, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/ Gold Hour Glass, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon with Numeral Four. | Major General Kennedy wears her Adjutant General Branch Insignia in honor of Lieutenant General Timothy Maude who was killed in the attack on the Pentagon, 11 September 2001.