James F. Hamlet (December 13, 1921 – January 5, 2001) was the second African American United States Army Major General and division commander.

[1] Hamlet left Tuskegee to enlist in the United States Army in 1942 and was commissioned as a Second lieutenant of infantry through Officer Candidate School in 1944.

He was nominated for promotion to major general in August 1972 and confirmed by the Senate on June 1, 1973, making him the second African American to achieve two-star rank after Frederic E.

[7] After two years at Fort Carson, Hamlet was named Deputy Inspector General of the United States Army and held that position until retiring in 1981.

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