United States – Army National Guard Generals

Wayne L. Black (1962?- )
Wayne L. Black is a Brigadier General and Assistant Adjutant General of the Indiana Army National Guard. As Assistant Adjutant General, Black is...
July 4th, 2018

Walter J. Whitfield (1948- )
Brigadier General Walter John Whitfield was the first African American General in the Army National Guard. His career extends over thirty...
April 1st, 2018

Julia Jeter Cleckley (1944- )
Brigadier General Julia Jeter Cleckley was the first African American female General in the U.S. Army National Guard. Cleckley spent twenty-eight years...
March 25th, 2018

David Fleming (1962- )
David Fleming III is a brigadier general in the United States Army, who in 2017 became the first African American to...
March 5th, 2018

Rufus Smith (19?- )
Brigadier General Rufus Smith was the first African American to be appointed a General in the Ohio National Guard. He was also...
March 1st, 2018

Owen Monconduit (1961- )
Owen Monconduit is a retired brigadier general in the United States Army, who, in 2009, became the first African American to...
January 11th, 2018