Oliver W. Dillard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American general
Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1926
Place of Birth: Margaret, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 16-Jun-2015
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Oliver W. Dillard
- Oliver Williams Dillard, Sr.
- (September 28, 1926 - June 16, 2015) was a retired United States Army major general, the fifth black officer in the U.S.
- Army to attain flag rank. He was a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame and Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame, at Fort Huachuca, Arizona and Fort Benning, Georgia respectively.General Dillard became the first black graduate of the National War College in 1965.
- He also served as the first black general officer in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, the last J2 (senior Intelligence officer) for the U.S.
- Military Assistance Command – Vietnam, the first U.S.
- Army Forces Command Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, and the first black Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence for the U.S.
- Army Europe.
- Dillard retired from the U.S.
- Army in 1980, after a career spanning 34 years.
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