Crosbie E. Saint
Crosbie Edgerton Saint (September 29, 1936 – May 7, 2018) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group from 1988 to 1992.
Crosbie E. Saint | |
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 General Crosbie Saint | |
| Born | September 29, 1936 West Point, New York |
| Died | May 7, 2018 (aged 81) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1992 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | United States Army Europe III Corps 1st Armored Division 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star Legion of Merit (3) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal (3) |
| Other work | Consultant |
Military career
Saint was born at West Point, New York on September 29, 1936. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1958, receiving his commission in Armor.[1] He was the son of a career soldier, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Saint, who commanded the 14th Engineer Regiment (PS), a combat engineer unit of the Philippine Scouts of the United States Army, at Fort William McKinley, the Philippine Islands, in the early 1940s. Frederick Saint perished while he was a prisoner of war of the Imperial Japanese Army,[2] following the mass surrender of the Fil-American forces on the Bataan peninsula in April 1942.
Saint served two tours in Vietnam, and had five tours with United States Army Europe.[2] In addition to commanding United States Army Europe, his commands included the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; Seventh Army Training Command; 1st Armored Division; and III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas.[1] He retired from the army on September 1, 1992.
Saint's military and civilian education included the Armed Forces Staff College, Army War College, and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from American University.[1]
Post military
After retiring from the military, Saint established a consulting firm specializing in foreign relations and national security issues. He also served on the Army Science Board, was Vice President, Europe for Military Professional Resources, and at one time sat on the advisory board for the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs,[1] and the DRS Technologies Board of Directors.[3] He previously served as Chairman, for the Vice President's National Performance Review on Intelligence Support to the Ground Forces.[1] Saint died of congestive heart failure on May 7, 2018 in Bethesda, Maryland at the age of 81.[4][5]
Personal life
Saint married and later divorced Virginia Carnahan. He later married Merrilyn Crosgrove.[2] Saint was buried with Full Military Honors on 14 May 2019 at Section: 34, Grave: 654-A Arlington National Cemetery.
References
- "JINSA". www.bibliotecapleyades.net.
- Silverman, Ellie (15 May 2018). "Crosbie Saint, four-star Army general, dies at 81" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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- David A. Bryant, Herald staff writer. "Former III Corps and Fort Hood commander dies at age 81".
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/crosbie-saint-four-star-army-general-dies-at-81/2018/05/15/5d56b74a-5484-11e8-a551-5b648abe29ef_story.html
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| Preceded by Glenn K. Otis |
Commanding General of United States Army Europe 1988–1992 |
Succeeded by David M. Maddox |