John Votaw

JOHN F. VOTAW is the Executive Director Emeritus, Cantigny First Division Foundation, Wheaton, Illinois. Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army, Retired) Votaw, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy (1961), commanded U.S. Army cavalry and armored units through the battalion level and served in Vietnam in 1966-67. He completed graduate studies in history at the University of California, Davis (MA, 1969) and Temple University (Ph.D., 1991). He is currently Adjunct Associate Professor of History at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois and a Trustee of the Society for Military History. John and Joyce Votaw are the parents of four children and the grandparents of seven. They make their home in Wheaton, Illinois.Dr. Votaw directed the First Division Museum at Cantigny and the collocated Colonel Robert R. McCormick Research Center from 1986 to 2005. He was the general editor of the Cantigny Military History Series of books dealing with American military history and events related to the history of the 1st Infantry Division of the US Army. As the Historian for the Society of the 1st Infantry Division, Dr. Votaw supervised the publication of the Society newspaper, The Bridgehead Sentinel, and advised the historical activities of the Society. He will retire at the end of 2005 and currently consults on military museum projects and occasionally writes for publication on military subjects.