National Guard
Major General WILLIAM J. PRENDERGAST, IV
  
Commander
40th Infantry Division
Los Alamitos, CA
Since: October 2024
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Bates College - BA - Political Science
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies
Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Fellow National Security

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Infantry Captain's Career Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 23 Jul 94
1LT 3 Feb 96
CPT 18 Jun 98
MAJ 18 Jul 03
LTC 31 Oct 07
COL 10 Nov 11
BG 1 Apr 17
MG 14 Dec 21

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 24 Present Commander, 40th Infantry Division, Los Alamitos, California
Sep 24 Oct 24 Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia
Dec 23 Aug 24 Deputy Commanding General - Army National Guard, United States Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas
Sep 23 Nov 23 Acting Commander, Joint Task Force - Civil Support, United States Northern Command, Fort Eustis, Virginia
Feb 21 Sep 23 Commander, Contingency Command Post 1, Task Force 51, US Army North (Fifth Army), Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
Aug 18 Jan 21 Commander, Land Component Command, Salem, Oregon
Apr 17 Aug 18 Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Oregon; dual-hatted, April 2017 - July 2018, Deputy Commander and Army Reserve Component Integration Advisor, United States Army Southern European Task Force, United States Army Africa, Vicenza, Italy
Aug 14 Mar 17 Commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, Clackamas, Oregon
Nov 13 Aug 14 Commander, 249 Regional Training Institute and Camp Umatilla Oregon, Hermiston, Oregon
Oct 12 Nov 13 Commander, 249 Regional Training Institute, Monmouth, Oregon
Aug 11 Oct 12 Commander, 82nd Support Detachment, Clackamas, Oregon
Jul 10 Aug 11 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Aug 07 Jun 10 Commander, 1-82nd Cavalry, Oregon National Guard, Bend, Oregon and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Feb 06 Jul 07 Executive Officer, 1-82nd Cavalry, Bend, Oregon
Nov 05 Feb 06 Student, Intermediate Level Education (Resident), Fort Gordon, Georgia
Mar 05 Oct 05 Public Affairs Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Salem, Oregon
Jan 03 Mar 05 Operations Officer, 1-162nd Infantry, Forest Grove, Oregon and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Kalsu, Iraq
Aug 01 Dec 02 Commander, Troop E, 82nd Cavalry, Woodburn, Oregon
Oct 98 Aug 01 Commander, D/1-186th Infantry, Grants Pass, Oregon
Jul 94 Oct 98 Platoon Leader, C/1-186th Infantry, Roseburg, Oregon

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Acting Commander, Joint Task Force - Civil Support, United States Northern Command, Fort Eustis, Virginia Sep 23 - Nov 23 Major General

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 1-82nd Cavalry, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq May 09 - Jun 10 Lieutenant Colonel
Operations Officer, 1-162nd Infantry, 377 Theater Support Company, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Camp Kalsu, Iraq Feb 03 - May 04 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Army Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Oregon National Guard Exceptional Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Oregon National Guard Meritorious Service Medal
Oregon National Guard 30-Year Faithful Service Medal
Oregon Emergency Service Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Oregon National Guard Superior Soldier Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Oregon National Guard Faithful Service Medal (with Bronze Star, Silver Hour Glass and M Device)
Combat Action Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge
Ranger Tab
Parachutist Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Global Category Director, Special Field Systems (SFS) for NIKE Inc., headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. MG Prendergast has been a NIKE Inc. employee for over 28 years.

 

 

As of: 4 Sep 25

 

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