James H. Mapp 82 Brigadier General US Army Ret. passed away on Nov 26 2011 in Ormond Beach Florida. Military Funeral Honors Ceremony will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday March 28 2012. General Mapp was born August 8 1929 in Athens Georgia to Armond and Rosalynd Mapp. A product of Officer Candidate School General Mapp graduated from the Army General School at Fort Riley Kansas in January of 1951. His career included a variety of command and staff assignments. Within the 1st Calvary Division General Mapp served as Assistant Chief of Staff G3 and Commander 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry in Vietnam. General Mapp was assigned to the Philippines as Chief Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group. In 1978 he returned to Fort Hood Texas for duty as Assistant Division Commander of the 2nd Armored Division and later as Assistant Division Commander 1st Calvary Division. General Mapp attended Army War College Airborne Ranger School Command & General Staff College where he earned a Master's of Science from Shippensburg State College. General Mapp's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4 awards) Bronze Star (W/V) Air Medal (W/V) (30 awards) Commendation Medal Purple Heart Combat Infantry Badge W/Star Master Aviation Badge Senior Parachutist Badge and Ranger Tab. General Mapp and his wife Ann retired in October 1980 to operate a registered cattle ranch in Copperas Cove Texas before settling into beach life in Ormond Beach FL. He is survived by his high school sweetheart Ann of 37 years; his sons James Jr (Barbara) VA; Michael MD; G.W. Greenwood GA; Tom Greenwood (Melissa) TN; grandchildren: Jimmy III Geoffrey Stephen Melanie Brittany; and great-grandchildren: Ava Landon Campbell Savannah and Austin. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com Arrangements are under the careful direction of Lohman Funeral Home Ormond.