- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- William A. Connelly, 1931-2019
- Creator:
- Henry, Susan Copeland
- Date of Original:
- 2008-02-29
- Subject:
- United States. Army--Non-commissioned officers
United States. Army--Officers
Connelly, William A., 1931- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about William A. Connelly. As Sergeant Major of the Army, William A. Connelly served as the highest-ranking noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army from 1979 to 1983--the sixth person to hold this rank and the only Georgian. In this capacity he served as "the eyes and ears" of the enlisted force, identifying areas of need across the soldiers' spectrum, making those needs known, and representing the enlisted persons' interests on armywide and nationwide levels of policymaking.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/william-a-connelly-b-1931/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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