page_title: List of Greek Americans
section_title: MILITARY
hierarchical_section_title: List of Greek Americans / List / MILITARY
caption_attribution_description: English: Admiral w:en:James G. Stavridis, USN Commander, w:en:United States Southern Command
context_page_description: The following is a list of notable Greek Americans, including both original immigrants of full or partial Greek descent who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
  Famous Greek Americans
  Spiro Agnew • Olympia Snowe • George Stephanopoulos • Jennifer Aniston • Alexander Frey • Tina Fey • Pete Sampras • Olympia Dukakis • Michael Dukakis • Zach Galifianakis
context_section_description: Gus George Bebas - naval aviator and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross
  LTG Peter G. Burbules - retired United States Army Lieutenant General. U.S. Army Ordnance Hall of Fame.
  Matthew Bogdanos - colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves
  Chris Carr - United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor
  Alden Partridge Colvocoresses - developer of the first satellite map of the United States
  George Colvocoresses - commander of the Saratoga during the American Civil War 
  George Partridge Colvocoresses - led a distinguished military career rising to the rank of Admiral
  George Dilboy - first Greek-American to receive Medal of Honor 
  George Doundoulakis - Greek-American soldier who worked under British Intelligence during World War II and served with the OSS in Thessaly, Greece. Later becoming a physicist, he is known by his twenty-six US patents in the fields of radar, electronics, and narrowband television.
  Helias Doundoulakis - served in the United States Army and the Office of Strategic Services — the OSS — as a spy during the Battle of Crete in WWII. Later becoming a civil engineer, he worked on many elite projects for the U.S. Navy and NASA as project leader at Grumman Aerospace.  Brother of George Doundoulakis.
  Jack H. Jacobs, Vietnam War veteran. Medal of Honor recipient (of Romaniote Jewish descent).
  James G. Kalergis - U.S. Army officer who played a significant role in the post-Vietnam era reorganization of the U.S. Army
  James Megellas - retired United States Army officer, the most decorated officer in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division, received a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and been nominated for the Medal of Honor
  Charles Moskos - leading military sociologist in the US Military. Author of Greek Americans: Struggle and Success.
  William Pagonis - retired three-star U.S. Army General and chairman of the board for RailAmerica
  Steve Pisanos - (November 10, 1919 – June 6, 2016) aka "The Flying Greek" - flying ace who served as a fighter pilot with the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and later in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.  He retired in 1974 from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel. 
  George Sirian - served in the US Navy with distinction for nearly fifty years
  Alek Skarlatos - US Army National Guard soldier awarded the Soldier's Medal from US President Barack Obama and the Legion of Honor by French President François Hollande for his participation in the thwarting of terrorist train attack on the 2015 Thalys train attack. Portrayed himself in Clint Eastwood's film The 15:17 to Paris (2018). 
  James G. Stavridis - retired USN admiral, Supreme Allied Commander Europe July 2, 2009 - May 13, 2013 
  Peter G. Tsouras - retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army
caption: Admiral James G. Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe
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