caption branch commands relations death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
general hamilton h. howze united states 20px 82d army airborne division xviii airborne corps third army eighth major general robert lee howze jr. -lrb- brother -rrb- general robert lee howze -lrb- father -rrb- major 8 december 1998 west point , new york united states united states of america distinguished star service medal silver star legion of merit bronze place of burial world war ii 21 december 1908 united states military academy post cemetery 40px general hamilton howze.jpg hamilton h. howze
 hamilton h. howze
hamilton h. howze

hamilton hawkins howze -lrb- december 21 , 1908 -- december 8 , 1998 -rrb- was born in west point , new york , while his father , major general robert lee howze , an 1888 west point graduate , was serving as commandant of west point .
he was a developer and advocate of helicopter-borne air mobility warfare .
