United States Army Chief of Staff Nomination of Lt. Gen. Edward C. Meyer.

The President today announced that he will nominate Lt. Gen. Edward C. Meyer for assignment as Chief of Staff, United States Army, and for appointment to the grade of general.

Meyer is presently serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, U.S. Army. He would succeed Gen. Bernard W. Rogers, who has been named Supreme Allied Commander, Europe.

Meyer was born December 11, 1928, in St. Mary's, Pa. He holds a B.S. in military engineering from the United States Military Academy and an M.S. in international affairs from George Washington University.

Meyer has served in the Army since 1951. In 1970 he was Chief of Staff of the 1st Calvary Division in Vietnam, and in 1970-71 he was a Federal executive fellow at the Brookings Institution. In 1971 and 1972, he was Assistant Division Commander of the 82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., and in 1972 and 1973, he was Deputy Commandant of the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pa.

In 1973 and 1974, Meyer was Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for U.S. Army, Europe, and the Seventh Army. From 1974 to 1975, he was Commanding General of the 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized); U.S. Army, Europe. He was Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans from 1975 until he assumed his current duties as Deputy Chief of Staff in 1976.