Robert M. Elton | |
Birth Date: | 13 September 1932 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Boerne, Texas, U.S. |
Allegiance: | United States of America |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1954–1987 |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Commands: | Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Personnel of The United States Army 9th Infantry Division 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment |
Battles: | Vietnam War |
Awards: | Silver Star Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (4) Meritorious Service Medal (2) Air Medal (7) |
Robert Moffat Elton[1] (September 13, 1932 – March 12, 2024) was a United States Army lieutenant general who served as Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Personnel of The United States Army from 1983 to 1987.[2] He earned a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy in June 1954 and an M.S. degree in engineering physics from the University of Virginia[3] in 1963.[4] He died on March 12, 2024.[5]