Talentino
Angelosante ’80
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Air Force Brig. Gen
Camp Smith, Hawaii
Brig. Gen. Talentino C. Angelosante is the Mobilization Assistant to the Director for Resources Assessment, J8, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii.
General Angelosante received his commission through Officer Training School in 1983. He began his Air Force service as an engineer at the Ballistic Missile Office, Norton Air Force Base, Calif. In 1987, he transitioned to the security police career field at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Four years later, he returned to working as an engineer at the Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, N.M. In 1992, he rejoined the security police, serving as Operations Officer, as Chief, Base Defense, Plans and Antiterrorism at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and as Squadron Commander three separate times. He transferred to the Air Force Reserve in 2003 serving as a group and air base wing commander as well as on several major command and combatant command staffs. General Angelosante has deployed multiple times on active duty and as a reserve officer to include Panama, Peru, Bosnia, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. Before assuming his present assignment, he was the Mobilization Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
Awards and medals that Brig. Gen. Angelosante has received include the Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with eight oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two bronze stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with three 'M' devices, NATO Medal with two bronze stars, Army Combat Action Badge.
Theodore H.
Andrews ’38
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Army Brig. Gen.
Austin, TX
Brig. Gen. Theodore H. Andrews passed away in 2002.
Randolph D.
Alles ’76
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Marine Corps Maj. Gen.
Honolulu, HI
Major General Alles is presently serving as the Director for Strategic Planning and Policy (J5), U.S. Pacific Command.
He hails from San Antonio, Texas and attended Texas A&M University. He was commissioned during August of 1976 and was designated a Naval Aviator at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas in September of 1978.
In June of 1986, Major General Alles was ordered to instructor duty at the Navy Fighter Weapons School, NAS Miramar, CA serving as the Assistant Maintenance Officer, Staff Standardization Officer, and Training Officer while at “Topgun.”
In August 1997, Major General Alles assumed duties as Executive Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 31. In August 1998, he reported as a student at the Naval War College, Newport, R.I. graduating in June 1999 with a Master’s In National Security and Strategic Studies. From June of 1999 until July 2001 he was assigned as Chief of the Strategy and Policy Division, U.S. Pacific Command.
After Assignment to Third Marine Aircraft Wing in June 2007 as the Assistant Wing Commander, Major General Alles served as the Commanding General for Third Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) during Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2008 until February 2009.
His awards include the Defense Superior Service Maj. Gen. Randolph D. Alles currently resides in Honolulu, HI.
Roderick R.
Allen ’15
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Army Maj. Gen.
Washington, DC
Maj. Gen. Roderick R. Allen passed away in 1970.
George H.
Akin ’56
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Army Maj. Gen.
Fort Worth, TX
Maj. Gen. George H. Akin was born March 26, 1934, in Henrietta and graduated from Texas A&M in 1956. Upon commissioning from Texas A&M as a second lieutenant, he served in the U.S. Army for 35 years. His military tours included serving in Germany, Vietnam, Turkey and Korea. He attended the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., and received his MBA from Babson College in Needham, Mass. When he retired from the U.S. Army, he was the commanding general for the U.S. Army Test & Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Moving to Fort Worth, he was associated with Freese & Nichols, Inc. He was inducted in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame, received an honorary doctorate degree from Babson College and was recognized as an outstanding alumnus from Lowry May College and Graduate School of Business, Texas A&M University. He was the recipient of numerous military awards, including the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters and the Bronze Star. Maj. Gen. George H. Akin retired and resided in Fort Worth, TX. He passed away in 2009.
Herman M.
Ainsworth ’19
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Army Maj. Gen.
Luling, TX
H. Miller Ainsworth's long and distinguished military career began with his attendance at Officer's Training Camp, Leon Springs, Texas, May 8, 1917, where he was commissioned second lieutenant of Infantry, Officer's Reserve Corps, August 14, 1917. He served in World War I with the 159th Infantry, 40th Division. Upon the reorganization of the 36th Division after World War I, Lieutenant General Ainsworth was commissioned captain of infantry, April 27th, 1922 and assigned to Company L, 141st Infantry, Luling, Texas. He entered active federal service November 25, 1940 as lieutenant colonel. He participated in the landing at Salerno Beach in September 1943. He received the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action on September 13, 1943.
He left active service in 1946 as a colonel and was appointed assistant division commander of the 36th Infantry Division. In 1948 he was appointed division commander, a post he was to hold with distinction until his retirement in 1953. He was appointed brigadier general of the line September 27, 1948; promoted to major general of the line October 17, 1949. He performed short tours of active military service over the period May 1949 to August 1951, as a member of the War Department General Staff Committee on National Guard Policy. Upon the establishment of the Fourth Army Civilian Components Advisory Group, General Ainsworth was appointed a member. He was given the rank of brevet lieutenant general upon retirement. He died May 7, 1969.
Oscar B.
Abbott ’13
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Army Brig. Gen.
San Antonio, TX
Brigadier General Oscar Bergstrom Abbott, Class of 1913, attended Texas A&M to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. He served in both WWI and WWII. From 1942-44, Abbott served at the Headquarters of Services of Supply and from 1944-46, he was commandant of Camp Beale. In 1949, Col. Abbott served as the Executive Officer for the Texas Military District. He retired in 1950. Gen. Abbott passed away October 1, 1969 and is buried in the Anchor Masonic Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.