Donald J. Delandro


Donald Joseph Delandro was an American military officer who was a brigadier general and Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1984 to 1985, the first African-American to serve in the position.

Education

He was a 1956 graduate of Southern University and A&M College with a B.S. degree in business administration. Delandro later earned an M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago.

Personal life

Delandro was Catholic, a parishioner at St Joseph Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia.