BRIGADIER GENERAL ALEXANDER E. DUCKWORTH

Retired, November 11, 2010

Assistant Division Commander, 35th Infantry Division

Brigadier General Alexander E. Duckworth was the Assistant Division Commander, 35th Infantry Division, Topeka, Kansas.

General Duckworth began his military career as an enlisted artilleryman in 1978. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on May 5, 1980 from the Officer Candidate School in Oklahoma. After completing the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course he served in multiple battery grade assignments in Oklahoma including Cannon and Multiple Launch Rocket System Command. Since joining the Kansas Army National Guard he has served in multiple Battalion, Brigade, and Division assignments to include: Fire Direction Officer, 1-127th Field Artillery; Fire Support Officer, 1-127th Field Artillery; Operations Officer (S-3), 1-127th Field Artillery; Battalion Executive Officer, 2-130th Field Artillery; Operations Officer (S-3), 35th Division Artillery; Commander, 2-130th Field Artillery Multiple Launch Rocket System; Commander, 130th Field Artillery.

EDUCATION:

1983 Oklahoma State University, Bachelor of Science, Agriculture, Stillwater, Oklahoma
2005 United States Army War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1980 - July 1980, Aerial Observer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, Clinton, Oklahoma
2. August 1980 - October 1981, Battery Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, Enid, Oklahoma
3. October 1981 - October 1983, Fire Direction Officer, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 189th Field Artillery, Alva, Oklahoma
4. October 1983 - October 1985, Executive Officer, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 189th Field Artillery, Alva, Oklahoma
5. October 1985 - April 1986, Battalion Communications-Electronics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery, Lawton, Oklahoma
6. April 1986 - June 1986, Liaison Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery, Lawton, Oklahoma
7. June 1986 - April 1988, Commander, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery, Chickasaw, Oklahoma
8. April 1988 - September 1990, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Service, 1st Battalion, 158th Multiple Launch Rocket System, Lawton, Oklahoma
9. October 1990 - September 1991, Battalion Fire Direction Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 127th Field Artillery, Ottawa, Kansas
10. October 1991 - October 1992, Battalion Fire Support Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 127th Field Artillery, Ottawa, Kansas
11. October 1992 - October 1993, Assistant Fire Support Coordinator, 35th Division Artillery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
12. October 1993 - October 1995, Operations Officer (S-3), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 127th Field Artillery, Ottawa, Kansas
13. October 1995 - September 1996, Assistant Fire Support Coordinator, 35th Division Artillery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
14. October 1996 - August 1997, Battalion Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, Hiawatha, Kansas
15. August 1997 - August 1999, Operations Officer (S-3), 35th Division Artillery, Hutchinson, Kansas
16. September 1999 - September 2001, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery Multiple Launch Rocket System, Hiawatha, Kansas
17. October 2001 - August 2004, Director of Personnel, Kansas Joint Force Headquarters, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas
18. August 2004 - April 2006, Commander, 130th Field Artillery Brigade, Kansas Army National Guard, Topeka, Kansas
19. April 2006 - June 2007, Commander, 130th Field Artillery Brigade, Taskforce Tornado, Multi National Division Baghdad, Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq
20. June 2007 - December 2007, Commander, 130th Field Artillery Brigade, Kansas Army National Guard, Topeka, Kansas
21. December 2007 - October 2008, Knowledge Management Advisor, 35th Infantry Division Kansas Army National Guard, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
22. September 2008 - June 2010, Assistant Division Commander, 35th Infantry Division, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
23. June 2010 - August 2010, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Kansas National Guard, Topeka, Kansas
24. August 2010 - November 2010, Assistant Division Commander, 35th Infantry Division, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Army Superior Unit Award

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of the United States
45th Infantry Division Association
United States Field Artillery Association
Kansas National Guard Association
Ancient Order of Saint Barbara

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 5 May 1980
First Lieutenant 4 May 1983
Captain 19 November 1986
Major 28 February 1993
Lieutenant Colonel 15 December 1997
Colonel 5 March 2002
Brigadier General 5 May 2009

(Current as of January 2011)