James W. Sutherland

Sutherland was born on 8 February 1918 in Benton County, Arkansas.

MG Sutherland served as commander of the US Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground from August 1963 to December 1965.^[1]

Sutherland served as commander of XXIV Corps from 18 June 1970 until 9 June 1971.^[2][3] During this time he was involved in the planning and support of Operation Lam Son 719.^{[4][5][3]: 196} On 25 March 1971 Sutherland advised COMUSMACV General Creighton Abrams ". .. As you have stated before we can take [the South Vietnamese] . . . only so far; beyond that point they must go on their own. We have reached that point in Lam Son 719. Today I am not sure of how much further we can take them."^[6]

Sutherland served as Chief of Staff United States European Command from 1971.^[7]

He died on 1 May 1987 in Beaufort, South Carolina, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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