Terry R. Ferrell (born 1962) is a retired
lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
in the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
, who last served as the commanding general of
United States Army Central
The United States Army Central, formerly the Third United States Army, commonly referred to as the Third Army and as ARCENT, is a military formation of the United States Army that saw service in World War I and World War II, in the 1991 Gulf Wa ...
from March 8, 2019, to August 4, 2021. A native of
Logan, West Virginia
Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,438 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Logan County.
History
What is now Logan was initially c ...
, Ferrell is a graduate of
Marshall University
Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...
and was commissioned in 1984. He is married to Robbie Woods Ferrell, a retired Army colonel.
He relinquished command of U.S. Army Central to Ronald P. Clark on August 4, 2021, and held his retirement ceremony the same day.
References
1962 births
United States Army personnel of the Iraq War
Central Michigan University alumni
Living people
Marshall University alumni
Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Recipients of the Silver Star
Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
United States Army generals
United States Army War College alumni
People from Logan, West Virginia
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