General Donn Albert Starry (1925-), perhaps best remembered for his influence on the Army as commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1948 as a second lieutenant of Armor, after having enlisted as a private in 1943. His early career included staff and command positions in the United States, Europe, and Korea. Wikipedia
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General Donn A. Starry , USA Retired, began military service as a private in World War II. Commissioned, he commanded armor units from platoon through Corps, (notably the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam and Cambodia), the Armor Center, TRADOC, a www.generalpatton.org/Patton_Saber/PattonSaber_Spring03.htm