Charles Wolcott Ryder Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Wolcott Ryder Jr.
American military officer
Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1920
Date of Death: 28-Mar-2010
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Charles Wolcott Ryder Jr.
- Charles Wolcott Ryder Jr.
- (November 20, 1920 – March 28, 2010) was a United States Army Major General who served from 1942 through to 1977. Ryder graduated from the United States Military Academy, class of 1942, during World War II.
- Served with the 90th Infantry Division in Western Europe.
- Graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1953.
- Assigned to the Office of the Chief of Staff 1960–61.
- Commanding Officer (CO) 1st Brigade, 8th Infantry Division 1964–66.
- Commanding General (CG), 199th Infantry Brigade, November 28, 1966 to March 1, 1967.
- Professor of Military Science, The Citadel, 1966–67.
- Aerospace Defense Command 4th Infantry Division Republic of Vietnam, 1967–68.
- Chief of Staff Fourth United States Army 1970–72.
- Chief, Joint United States Military Aid Group to Greece(JUSMAGG), Greece 1972–74, Director Logistics and Security Assistance (J-4/7) EUCOM, 1974–77. His father, Charles Wolcott Ryder Sr., was a United States Military Academy class graduate of 1915 who served in both World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 34th Infantry Division during the Italian Campaign, before retiring as a major general. Ryder retired from the U.S.
- Army in 1977.
- He died on March 28, 2010.
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