Gordon H. Mansfield

Gordon Mansfield
Official portrait, c. 2005
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Acting
October 1, 2007 – December 20, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJim Nicholson
Succeeded byJames Peake
5th United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office
January 22, 2004 – January 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byLeo Mackay
Succeeded byScott Gould
Personal details
Born(1941-09-15)September 15, 1941
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 29, 2013(2013-01-29) (aged 71)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationVillanova University (BA)
American University
University of Miami (JD)
Christendom College
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1964–1968
Rank Captain
Unit101st Airborne Division
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Service Cross
Bronze Star
Purple Heart (2)
Combat Infantryman Badge
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Gordon Hall Mansfield (September 15, 1941 – January 29, 2013) was an American military veteran who was Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs between 2004 and 2009.

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