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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 071-97
February 13, 1997

GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen announced today that he has approved the appointment of General Henry Viccellio, Jr., United States Air Force, on the retired list in the grade of general effective May 1, 1997. General Viccellio is currently serving as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

General Viccellio was born August 4, 1940, in San Francisco, California.