Richard Trefry

Richard Greenleaf Trefry (August 6, 1924 – February 25, 2023) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His last assignment was Inspector General of the Army.

Military career Trefry began his Army career as an enlisted soldier and served in World War II before attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York where he received a commission in 1950 as a field artillery officer.

In 1958 Trefry reported to Korea and assumed command of an artillery battery of the 1st Battalion, 31st Artillery. He subsequently was assigned to instructor duty at West Point followed by a tour of duty at Schofield Barracks where he served in the Headquarters of the US Army in Hawaii. In 1966, Lieutenant Colonel Trefry returned to Fort Sill where he assumed command of the 2nd Battalion, 94th Field Artillery and then deployed that battalion to Vietnam. In 1995, Trefry served on the Board of Directors of American Military University and later served on the board of trustees of the American Public University System as a member and committee chair.

Trefry died on February 25, 2023, at the age of 98.