Andrew Phillip Chambers (June 30, 1931 – June 3, 2017) was a

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in the

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. An alumnus of

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, he was a commanding general of the

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and the

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in the 1980s. He received a B.S. degree in physical education from Howard University in 1954 and later earned an M.S. degree in communications from Shippensburg State College. The then Major General Chambers commanded the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, between July 1982 and June 1984. He also was director of the

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. His brother, Lawrence Chambers, an alumnus of the

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, was a rear admiral in the

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. He and his brother are the first black siblings to hold flag ranks in the United States Military. After his death, Chambers was interred at

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on October 18, 2017.

References

1931 births 2017 deaths People from Bedford, Virginia Howard University alumni United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War Recipients of the Soldier's Medal Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Army generals Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Burials at Arlington National Cemetery {{US-army-bio-stub