James C. McConville

James C. McConville reads to me as more than a career soldier. Raised in Quincy, Massachusetts, he rose through West Point to become the 40th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. What catches my interest most is the mix on his ribbon rack: alongside the Distinguished Service Medal, he holds Japan's Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, a sign of real work building the U.S.-Japan relationship. Reaching the top of a vast institution demands the capacity to elevate others more than personal toughness. Rather than the title, I find myself respecting the long, accumulated weight of his decades of service.

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Name (English)

James C. McConville

Name (Japanese)

ジェイムス・C・マッコンビル

Reading

じぇいむす・C・まっこんびる

Born

March 16, 1959 (age 67)

Origin

Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

army officer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Boar

High school

Archbishop Williams High School

Awards & achievements

• Distinguished Service Medal
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20C.%20McConville
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20707727

Tags

• Massachusetts
• army officer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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