Norbert Rappl

With over 50 years of service to our nation, Major General Norbert Rappl, U.S. Army Reserve, was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery from St. Bonaventure University ROTC in 1952. He served on active duty from 1952-1954, in Korea from 1953-1954 and in the United States Army Reserve from 1954-1987. Major General Rappl was Commanding General of the 98th Training Division from 1982-1987.

General Rappl achieved the highest rank a Reservist can attain. He is a graduate of the Army War College, the Harvard Executive Security Program and National War College Defense Strategy Program. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal–highest peacetime award, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the New York State Distinguished Service Medal.

General Rappl is a graduate of the Aquinas Institute in Rochester and was inducted into the St. Bonaventure University Hall of Fame. He is also the recipient of the Rochester Builders Exchange Lifetime Achievement Award, the Lifespan Eli Rudin Second Half Hero Award, and the New York State Concrete Masonry Association Lifetime Achievement Award. General Rappl is a National Concrete Masonry Association Honorary Member, a member of the Order of St. Barbara, and an esteemed Army Reserve Ambassador.