Quincy Generals Bridge and Park

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On September 11, 2021, Mayor Thomas P. Koch and his Excellency Charles D. Baker, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, dedicated the new Generals Bridge and Park honoring the contributions of eighteen military leaders, all of whom were raised in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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City of Generals - Quincy's Modern Day Patriots

The Generals

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., poses for command board portrait at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Sept. 19, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael C. Guinto / Released)

General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.

United States Marine Corps
Retired

36th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps

19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

General James C. McConville

United States Army

40th Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Commanding General 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

General Gordon R. Sullivan

United States Army
Retired

32nd Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Commanding General 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Riley, Kansas

Major General
Charles Sweeney

United States Air Force

Years of Service: 1941-1976
Died 2004

Brigadier General
Ronald T. Rand

United States Air Force

Years of Service: 1971-2004

Major General
Francis M. McGinn

United States Army National Guard

Years of Service: 1981-present

Major General
Stephen T. Keefe, Jr.

United States Air Force Reserve

Years of Service: 1942-1982
Died 2018

GENERAL JOSEPH PALMER

1716-1788
CONTINENTAL ARMY

GENERAL JOHN HANCOCK

1737-1793
CONTINENTAL ARMY

GENERAL THOMAS TAYLOR

1790-1838
U.S. ARMY

GENERAL HORACE BINNEY SARGENT

1821-1908
U.S. ARMY

GENERAL SAMUEL MILLER QUINCY

1832-1887
U.S. ARMY

GENERAL CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR.

1835-1915
U.S. ARMY

GENERAL ALFRED F. FOOTE

1878-1965
U.S. ARMY

GENERAL ALBERT M. JONES

1890-1967
U.S. ARMY

GENERAL ELMER J. ROGERS, JR.

U.S. AIR FORCE
1903-2002

GENERAL WILLIAM J. RYAN, JR.

1920 - 1992
MASSACHUSETTS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

GENERAL LOUIS T. SEITH

1921-2007
U.S. AIR FORCE

"I'm proud of my service, not because I wore stars, but because I had the honor of serving with and leading the extraordinary men and women who volunteered to serve in our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is because of them we remain the land of the free and the home of the brave." - General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps.

A proud City thanks all our active and retired military for their service.