Stephen Silvasy Jr. (born October 24, 1941) was a major general in the United States Army who served as acting commander of United States Army Pacific in 1996. He is an alumnus of the US Military Academy and US Naval Postgraduate School. He also received military education at the Armed Forces Staff College and US Army War College.[1][2]
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| Born | October 24, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1998 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | United States Army Pacific |
| Battles / wars | Dominican Civil War Vietnam War Invasion of Grenada |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (5) Soldier's Medal Bronze Star Medal (3) Purple Heart |
Career
editSilvasy saw combat duty in three different countries. From 1964 to 1965 he participated in the US intervention in the Dominican Republic with the 82nd Airborne Division. From 1966 to 1967 he served with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. In 1983 he was back with the 82nd Airborne for the invasion of Grenada.
As a young Lieutenant Colonel Silvasy was stationed in Korea between 1976 and 1978 as Battalion Commander of the 1/32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division with forward base at Camp Howze.[3][4] The 1/32nd Infantry was a Congressional approved combat unit for the Demilitarized Zone. Before the unit temporarily disbanded on 28 May 1978 under the orders of President Jimmy Carter, Silvasy served with Richard A. Kidd who ultimately became the Ninth Sergeant Major of the Army.
Some of Silvasy's key duty assignments were as Director of the Operational Plans and Interoperability Directorate for the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. In Korea he served as Assistant Chief of Staff for the UN Command in Seoul. He also served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Doctrine and Development with the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) in Fort Monroe, Virginia. He was also Deputy Commanding General of US Army Pacific prior to his stint as commander.[5]
Awards and decorations
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Defense Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster |
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Army Distinguished Service Medal |
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Silver Star |
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Legion of Merit with four oak leaf clusters |
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Soldier's Medal |
 
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Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and two oak leaf clusters |
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Purple Heart |
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Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
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Meritorious Service Medal |
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Air Medal |
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Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters |
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Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
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Meritorious Unit Commendation |
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National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with service star |
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Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars |
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Army Service Ribbon |
 
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Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 2 |
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Vietnam Gallantry Cross with gold star |
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Order of National Security Merit, Cheon-Su Medal (Republic of Korea) |
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French National Order of Merit, Officer |
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Bundeswehr Gold Cross of Honor |
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Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation |
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Vietnam Campaign Medal |
References
edit- ^ "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy". 1989.
- ^ "Army and Navy Journal". 1941.
- ^ 32nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
- ^ http://www.myveteran.org/2017/11/military-duty.html [bare URL]
- ^ "The United States Army | United States Army Pacific". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
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