- Date Of Birth: July 5, 1925
- Date Of Death: October 25, 2017
- State: Florida
Major General John R. D.
General Cleland was a Master Parachutist and was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge in three wars.
General Cleland achieved a Bachelor of General Education degree from Omaha University and a Master of Science degree in Foreign Relations from George Washington University. He also graduated from the US Army War College. He completed the Harvard University Program for Senior Managers in Government and was a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the National Honor Society in History.
Upon retiring from the US Army, General Cleland worked as a Defense Analyst and a consultant to private industry for twenty years. He was a resident of Melbourne, Florida. General Cleland was active in the civilian community, serving on the boards of a number of national and local institutions.
General Cleland was married to the former Clara Webster Kehoe of Bealeton, Virginia. They first met during the Korean War when the then Captain Cleland was wounded and evacuated to the 1st Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M.A.S.H.) in Chechon, Korea, where 1st Lieutenant Clara Kehoe was the Receiving Ward Nurse. They met again eight months later when Lieutenant Kehoe was assigned to Ward 1 at Walter Reed Army Hospital where Captain Cleland was a patient.
General Cleland is survived by his sister, Rita Stephens; his wife, Clara; their five children: Bruce (Rebecca), Robin (Joe), Gary (Michelle), Jack (Mary) and William (Mary Beth); their ten grandchildren: Amanda, Andi (Kortney), Kathryn, Emily, Garrett, Ellen, Madeline, Patrick, Will and Carolina; and their two great-grandchildren: Jorden and Savannah.
