John B. Sylvester

John B. Sylvester
John B. Sylvester
	3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division; 1st Brigade, 2nd Armored Division; 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment
Battles/wars	Vietnam War; Yugoslav Wars; Gulf War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3); Silver Star; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (3); Bronze Star Medal (2)

John B. Sylvester (born May 25, 1946)

Operation Desert Storm

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Early life

A military brat, Sylvester was born in Columbia, South Carolina while his father was stationed at Fort Jackson. His father, Lieutenant Colonel George E. Sylvester, was a World War II veteran who served in the European front. The younger Sylvester spent his teenage years in Texas and attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 1967. He enlisted in the United States Army immediately afterward.

Military career

Graduating from

Vietnam. While serving on combat duty in Vietnam, Sylvester was awarded the Bronze Star Medal

.

After Vietnam, Sylvester rose through the ranks, serving in numerous assignments both stateside and abroad. He earned an M.S. degree in Education and Counseling from

Joint Force Command Brunssum

), based in the Netherlands.

In 1998, Sylvester was named as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations for NATO forces in

Bosnia-Herzegovina. He held two senior tours with the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Monroe, Virginia, as Deputy Chief of Staff for Training and later as the Chief of Staff. In 2001, he was promoted to the three-star rank as a consequence of being deployed on his third tour to the Balkans as the NATO force Commander, COMSFOR.^[3] His final tour on active duty was as the Chief of Staff of the United States European Command (EUCOM) in Stuttgart, Germany. He retired in August 2004 and was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal during his retirement ceremony.^[4]

Post-military career

Following his retirement Sylvester accepted a position with Military Professional Resources Inc. (MPRI), as a manager for several joint venture companies performing law enforcement work in support of the United States Department of State and the Department of Justice.

Personal

Sylvester married Rebecca Jean "Becki" Schlamersdorf on August 29, 1969 in Tell City, Indiana.^[5]

References

^ US Army Register: Regular Army Active List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1, 1972. p. 424.
^ "Lieutenant General John B. Sylvester". Stabilisation Force (SFOR), NATO. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
^ "DOD News Release – General Officer Announcements". DOD. July 16, 2001. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.
^ "EUCOM's Sylvester praised at retirement ceremony". Stars and Stripes. August 3, 2004.
^ "Record of Marriage". Marriage Certificates, 1958–2005. Vol. 28, no. 69–041281. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana State Board of Health, Indiana Archives and Records Administration. September 4, 1969. p. 11.

External links

[1] US Army Register: Regular Army Active List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1, 1972. p. 424.

[2] "Lieutenant General John B. Sylvester". Stabilisation Force (SFOR), NATO. Retrieved 2021-04-10.

[3] "DOD News Release – General Officer Announcements". DOD. July 16, 2001. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.

[4] "EUCOM's Sylvester praised at retirement ceremony". Stars and Stripes. August 3, 2004.

[5] "Record of Marriage". Marriage Certificates, 1958–2005. Vol. 28, no. 69–041281. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana State Board of Health, Indiana Archives and Records Administration. September 4, 1969. p. 11.

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