John Robert D'Araujo Jr. (born February 24, 1943) is a retired

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major general who served as Director of the

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and an official with the

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. He is the first

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to achieve the rank of major general.

Early life

John R. D'Araujo Jr. ("Jack") was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii on February 24, 1943, to John R. D'Araujo Sr. and Florence D'Araujo. John enlisted in the

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in 1960. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in

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in 1962 and attended the

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. He received his commission in 1963 after completing

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Start of military career

D'Araujo served in a variety of command and staff assignments, primarily in the 29th Infantry Brigade. In 1968 and 1969 he deployed to

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during the

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as commander of a Mobile Advisory Team. Upon returning to Hawaii D'Araujo continued his military career, including serving as Commander of the Hawaii Army National Guard's Troop Command and United States Property and Fiscal Officer for

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. D'Araujo completed a

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degree in

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from Regents College (now

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), the

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. He also graduated from the

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, and is a 1981 graduate of the

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Later military career

In 1983 D'Araujo was selected to serve as Senior Army National Guard Advisor for the Commander of U.S. Army Mobilization and Readiness Region III. He subsequently carried out an assignment at the

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as Chief of the Mobilization Readiness Division, followed by assignment as Chief of the National Guard Bureau's Training Division. In June, 1987 D'Araujo was appointed Assistant Adjutant General – Army for the Hawaii National Guard. He served in this position until 1990, when he was named deputy director of the Army National Guard. In 1993 D'Araujo was named Director of the Army National Guard, and was succeeded as deputy director by William C. Bilo. He served in this position until retiring from the military in 1995.

FEMA

After retiring from the military D'Araujo was employed as a consultant, and worked in the areas of homeland defense and military policy for the

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and

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. From 2002 to 2007 he worked for FEMA, including assistant director of the Readiness, Response and Recovery Directorate and Director of FEMA's Recovery Division. Since 2007 he has continued to work as an independent consultant on defense and homeland security issues.Shipley Associates
Biography, John R. D'Araujo Jr.
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