Gavin Lawrence, a 1991 graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote (Cheltenham Township), officially assumed the duties of Lieutenant General, the second-highest rank in the U.S. Army, on November 20.
Lawrence now serves as deputy commanding general of Army Materiel Command and senior commander of Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. He was nominated for the promotion in 2024.
From the announcement:
Following his graduation from Bishop McDevitt, he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in international relations and commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. His advanced education includes a Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College and a Master of Arts in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College…