William E. Ingram Jr.

Lieutenant General William E. Ingram Jr. (born January 21, 1948) is a retired United States Army officer who served as the Director of the Army National Guard. He was the 20th individual and the third three-star general to lead the Army National Guard since 1948, when the office was established as Chief, Army Division, National Guard Bureau. In this assignment Ingram guided the formulation, development and implementation of all programs and policies affecting the Army National Guard, a force of more than 350,000 citizen soldiers in the 50 States, three Territories and the District of Columbia.^[1]

William E. Ingram Jr.
Born	(1948-01-21) January 21, 1948 (age 76) Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1970–2014
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Army National Guard North Carolina National Guard 60th Troop Command Task Force Sabre Task Force Pershing 139th Support Detachment 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit

Ingram assumed the position and was promoted to lieutenant general on November 28, 2011 in a ceremony held at the Pentagon, which was presided over by Army Chief of Staff Raymond T. Odierno and National Guard Bureau Chief Craig R. McKinley.^[2] He retired in a ceremony presided over by Frank J. Grass at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall on January 14, 2014.^[3]

Military career

William Emmett Ingram Jr. was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on January 21, 1948.^[4][5] He enlisted as an Infantryman in the North Carolina Army National Guard in 1970 and received his commission in 1972 as a Distinguished Graduate of the North Carolina Military Academy's Officer Candidate School.^[6]

During his career, Ingram advanced through staff and command positions of increasing rank and responsibility, including Commander of 1st Battalion 119th Infantry and Commander of the 139th Support Detachment.^[7][8]

In 1997 Ingram deployed to the Balkans as Commander of Task Force Pershing, based at Camp Sava North, Slavonski Brod, Croatia. He then commanded the 60th Troop Command in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, before returning to the Balkans in 1999 to serve as Chief of Staff, United Nations Preventative Deployment (UNPREDEP), Skopje, Macedonia and Commander, Task Force Sabre, Camp Able Sentry, Petrovec, Macedonia.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

General officer

In July 2001, Ingram was appointed Adjutant General of North Carolina, where he oversaw the largest mobilization of the North Carolina National Guard since World War II. While serving as the Adjutant General he also served as a member and subsequently as chairman of the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee.^[14][15]

In October 2010, he was called to the Pentagon to serve as special assistant to the Army's Vice Chief of Staff. He served in this assignment until his November, 2011 appointment to succeed Raymond W. Carpenter as Director of the Army National Guard.^[16]

He retired in January, 2014, and was followed by Major General Judd H. Lyons, the Deputy Director, who was appointed Acting Director pending the selection of a permanent successor.^[17][18] Ingram received a second award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal at his retirement ceremony.^[19]

Civilian career

In civilian life, from 1975 to 1988 Ingram was General Manager, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of N.C. Green Oil Company, a petroleum marketing firm in Williamston.^[20] He is a past director of the North Carolina Petroleum Marketers Association and the Williamston Rotary Club as well as a past director of the Martin County Chamber of Commerce and the Martin County Bureau of Travel and Tourism. General Ingram was also a director of Martin County's Committee of 100, an organization involved in local economic development efforts.^[21]

Family

Ingram is a native of coastal North Carolina. His wife Lil and he have three adult children and two granddaughters.^[22] General Ingram's father, Major General William E. Ingram Sr., served as Adjutant General of North Carolina from 1977 To 1983.^[23]

Education

• 1970 North Carolina State University, Bachelor of Science, Textile Chemistry, Raleigh, North Carolina
• 1972 Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
• 1978 Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
• 1982 Command and General Staff Officer Course, United States Army Command and General Staff College, by correspondence
• 1983 United States Air Force Joint Firepower Control Course, United States Air Force Ground Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Florida
• 1988 Terrorism in Low Intensity Conflict Course, John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
• 1993 Reserve Components National Security Course, National Defense University, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida
• 1997 United States Army War College, by correspondence
• 2002 Black Sea Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 2007 Executive Course on National and International Security, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• 2010 University of North Carolina, Army Strategic Leadership Development Program-Intermediate, Chapel Hill, North Carolina^[24]

Assignments

1. June 1972 – June 1973, Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Wilson, North Carolina
2. June 1973 – August 1975, Platoon Leader (Mortar), Detachment 2, Company B (-), 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Woodland, North Carolina
3. August 1975 – December 1976, Platoon Leader (Rifle), Detachment 2, Company B (-), 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Woodland, North Carolina
4. December 1976 – February 1979, Executive Officer, Company B (-), 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Williamston, North Carolina
5. February 1979 – November 1982, Commander, Company B (-), 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Williamston, North Carolina
6. December 1982 – July 1984, S-3 Air, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Ahoskie, North Carolina
7. August 1984 – December 1985, S-4, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Ahoskie, North Carolina
8. January 1986 – March 1988, S-3, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Ahoskie, North Carolina
9. March 1988 – July 1991, Assistant S-3, 30th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) (Separate), Clinton, North Carolina
10. August 1991 – February 1995, Commander, 1st Battalion, 119th Infantry, Ahoskie, North Carolina
11. February 1995 – April 1997, Rear Operations Officer, 139th Support Detachment, Morrisville, North Carolina
12. May 1997 – August 1997, Commander, 139th Support Detachment, Morrisville, North Carolina
13. August 1997 – February 1998, Commander, Task Force Pershing, Camp Sava North, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
14. February 1998 – July 1998, Commander, 139th Support Detachment, Morrisville, North Carolina
15. August 1998 – February 1999, Commander, 60th Troop Command, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
16. February 1999 – May 1999, Chief of Staff, United Nations Preventative Deployment (UNPREDEP), Skopje, Macedonia
17. May 1999 – August 1999, Commander, Task Force Sabre, Camp Able Sentry, Petrovec, Macedonia
18. August 1999 – October 1999, Commander, 60th Troop Command, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
19. October 1999 – July 2001, State Training Officer, Headquarters, State Area Regional Command, Raleigh, North Carolina
20. July 2001 – September 2010, The Adjutant General, North Carolina, Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina
21. October 2010 – November 2011, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff, Army, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
22. November 2011 – January, 2014, Director, Army National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia^[25]

Awards and decorations

	Air Assault Badge
	Army Staff Identification Badge
	119th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

	Army Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Legion of Merit
	Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf clusters
	Army Achievement Medal
	Army Superior Unit Award^[26]
	Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
	National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Kosovo Campaign Medal (with 2 Service Stars)
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Armed Forces Service Medal
	Humanitarian Service Medal
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hourglass and "M" Device
	Army Service Ribbon
	Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon with bronze award numeral 9
	UNPREDEP – Preventive Deployment Force
	NATO Medal for Yugoslavia, 1 bronze service star
	The Brotherhood of Arms Award (Republic of Moldova)
	Unidentified
	North Carolina Commendation Medal
	North Carolina Achievement Medal
	North Carolina State Active Duty Ribbon
	North Carolina Service Ribbon
	North Carolina Governor's Unit Citation
	North Carolina Meritorious Unit Citation
	North Carolina Outstanding Unit Award

Additional accomplishments

• Order of Saint Maurice, National Infantry Association
• Order of the Long Leaf Pine, Governor of North Carolina^[27]

Effective dates of promotions

Insignia	Rank	Date
	Lieutenant General	November 14, 2011
	Major General	June 27, 2003
	Brigadier General	July 16, 2001
	Colonel	May 2, 1997
	Lieutenant Colonel	August 1, 1991
	Major	January 31, 1986
	Captain	May 4, 1979
	First Lieutenant	June 23, 1975
	Second Lieutenant	September 24, 1972^[28]

References

1. National Guard Bureau General Officer Management Office, Official Biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., accessed September 19, 2012
2. Sergeant Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau, Ingram promoted, sworn in as Army National Guard director, U.S. Army News Page, November 28, 2011
3. Michelle Tan, Army Times, Director of Army National Guard Retires, January 14, 2014
4. North Carolina Birth and Death Indexes, 1800–2000, entry for William Emmett Ingram, Jr., retrieved September 19, 2012
5. G. K. Butterfield, Remarks Recognizing Lieutenant General William E. Ingram, Jr., Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 182, November 30, 2011
6. Staff report, Maj. Gen. William Ingram approved for Army National Guard's top job, Fayette Observer, November 20, 2011
7. Staff report, Easley names Ingram new adjutant general of the N.C. National Guard, The Daily Reflector, July 22, 2001
8. Freedom Speaks, Official Profile: North Carolina (NC) Governor's Cabinet, State Adjutant General William E. Ingram, Jr., 2006
9. Association of the United States Army, Author's Biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., AUSA Magazine, August, 2012, page 26
10. Kathy Ford, Former N.C. TAG Nominated to Lead Army Guard, North Carolina National Guard Association, October 18, 2011
11. William J. Clinton, Remarks to Kosovo International Security Force Troops in Skopje, The American Presidency Project, June 22, 1999
12. North Carolina Senate, (01-29-2003).pdf Senate Journal, 2003, page 207
13. Henry Cunningham, N.C. native leaves command in Kosovo, Fayetteville Observer, August 12, 1999
14. Kentucky National Guard, Speakers biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., State Conference program, 2011
15. Tad Lichtenauer, Top Military Leader, Cross & Crescent (Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity newsletter), August, 2011
16. William F. West, Ingram is new Army National Guard director, The Daily Advance, December 19, 2011
17. National Guard Association of the United States, Army Guard Director to Retire after 40 Years in Uniform, January 15, 2014
18. Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau, Retiring Army Guard Director: Preserve This National Treasure, January 14, 2014
19. National Guard Bureau, LTG William E. Ingram, Jr. 19th Director, Army National Guard Retirement Ceremony on YouTube, (Time 7 minutes, 54 seconds), January 16, 2014
20. Associated Press, Easley Names Ingram State Guard Leader, published in The Robesonian, July 11, 2001
21. Lt. Col. Robert Carver, Press release, Williamston Resident, Elizabeth City Native William E. Ingram, Jr., Selected to Head Nation's Army National Guard, North Carolina National Guard Office of Public Affairs and Visual Information, November 17, 2011
22. Army National Guard, Biographical summary, William E. Ingram, Jr., retrieved September 20, 2012
23. Erika N. Colton, Military service is a family affair for many, National Guard magazine, September, 2005, pages 39 to 40
24. NGB Diversity Conference, Speaker's biography, Lieutenant General William E. Ingram, Jr., 2012
25. Official Biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., accessed September 19, 2012
26. National Guard Bureau General Officer Management Office, General Officer biography, William E. Ingram, Jr., 2012
27. Technical Sergeant Brian Christiansen, N.C. National Guard Honors Lt. Gen. Ingram, Former N.C. Adjutant General, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs, May 31, 2012
28. NGB Diversity Conference, Speaker's biography, Lieutenant General William E. Ingram, Jr., 2012

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Military offices
Preceded by Raymond W. Carpenter (Acting)	Director of the Army National Guard 2011–2014	Succeeded by Judd H. Lyons