Crosbie E. Saint

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Crosbie E. Saint
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Crosbie Edgerton Saint (September 29, 1936 – May 7, 2018) was a

United States Army Europe
/Commander, Central Army Group from 1988 to 1992.

Military career

Saint was born 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,[1] following the mass surrender of the Fil-American forces on the Bataan peninsula
in April 1942.

The junior Saint graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1958, receiving his commission in Armor.[2]

Saint served two tours in Vietnam, and had five tours with United States Army Europe.

Fort Hood, Texas.[2]

In 1987 Saint successfully inaugurated

AH-64 helicopters into the battle order of the US Army as fully active features in his plans.[3]

Saint led the

United States Army Europe as 27th Commander from June 24, 1988, to July 9, 1992.[4]

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.[2]

Select publications

Criticism

In 1985 General Saint, then III Corps Commander at Fort Hood, formed the first consolidated AH-64 attack helicopter brigade at corps level and broke new ground in developing methods of conducting deep operations, based on the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) concept. General Saint assigned missions to attack helicopter units "to disrupt or destroy enemy forces to a depth of 150 kilometers as the enemy repositions for integration into the close battle." He integrated long range indirect fires, EW assets, and BAl sorties into the deep attack whenever possible. Attack helicopter units conducting deep operations became an integral part of the ground commander's scheme of maneuver to shape the battlefield AH-64 units conducted deep attack missions at night to maximize the aircraft's capabilities and take advantage of the enemy's lack of night fighting technology. The attack helicopter units truly became, in Clausewltz's words, "a small group of skillful raiders." The success of the deep battle provided a crucial link to fulfill AirLand Battle doctrine.[5]

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

congestive heart failure on May 7, 2018, in Bethesda, Maryland at the age of 81.[7][8]

Personal life

Saint married and later divorced Virginia Carnahan. He later married Merrilyn Crosgrove.[1] Saint was buried with Full Military Honors on 14 May 2018 at Section: 34, Grave: 654-A Arlington National Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ a b c Silverman, Ellie (15 May 2018). "Crosbie Saint, four-star Army general, dies at 81" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e "JINSA". www.bibliotecapleyades.net.
  3. ^ Saint & Yates 1988b.
  4. ^ "Gen. Crosbie E. Saint". U.S. Army Europe and Africa.
  5. ^ Sinclair, Major Edward J. (27 January 1991). "Attack Helicopters: AirLand Battle Future Sword of Vengeance". United States Army Command and General Staff College. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Corporate Overview - Board of Directors". www.engineeredsupport.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2005.
  7. ^ David A. Bryant, Herald staff writer. "Former III Corps and Fort Hood commander dies at age 81".
  8. OCLC 1330888409.[please check these dates
    ]

Bibliography
Military offices
Preceded by Commanding General of
United States Army Europe

1988–1992 		Succeeded by


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