John J. Yeosock

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Lieutenant General John J. Yeosock (1989)

John J. Yeosock (* 18th March 1937 in Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania ; † 15. February 2012 in Fayetteville , Georgia ) was a lieutenant general of the US Army , among others during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the Gulf War commander 3rd US Army was.

Life

Studies and promotion to commander of the 1st US Cavalry Division

Yeosock grew up in Plains Township, a town in Lucerne County , and then graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy and College , from which he graduated with honors. Due to poor eyesight, however, he was not admitted to the US Military Academy at West Point , and instead graduated from the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Pennsylvania State University , which he received in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in engineering (B.Sc. Industrial Engineering ) completed. He completed a later postgraduate course at the US Naval Postgraduate School with a Master of Science (MSc Operations Research / Systems Analysis).

After subsequent assignments in Germany , he served as a weapons systems officer during the Vietnam War . He found other uses in Washington, DC , Fort Bliss and South Korea and was commander of the 194th Armored Brigade before he was chief of staff of the 1st US Cavalry Division at Fort Hood .

After heading a group of US military personnel in the early 1980s to help modernize the Saudi Arabian National Guard , he became deputy commander of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division and then, in 1984, deputy chief of operations staff for the U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson . Yeosock then became commander of the 1st US Cavalry Division in June 1986, held this post until May 1988 and was then assistant to the deputy chief of staff for operations and planning in the US Department of the Army , the agency responsible for the army in the Department of Defense United States .

Second Gulf War

Map showing the movements of the ground forces during Operation Desert Storm from February 24-28, 1991

After his promotion to lieutenant general he was on March 17, 1989 commander of the 3rd US Army at Fort McPherson. After the invasion of Iraqi troops in Kuwait on 2 August 1990 and related start of the second Gulf War, US 3rd Army to Saudi Arabia was moved to where the construction of troops associations to protect the emirate as part of Operation Desert Shield to help. During the first months of the war, the 3rd US Army formed the core of the left wing against the Iraqi army. He belonged to the US Central Command , which was responsible for operations in the Second Gulf War, alongside Commander General Norman Schwarzkopf junior , Chief of Staff, Major General Robert B. Johnston , and the other commanders of the branches of the US Central Command, Vice Admiral Stan Arthur ( US Navy ), Lieutenant General Walter E. Boomer ( US Marines ) and Lieutenant General Chuck Horner ( US Air Force ) are the most important generals in the US armed forces.

When Yeosock was receiving medical treatment in Germany on February 19, 1991 , command of the 3rd US Army was temporarily taken over by Major General Calvin Waller . On July 18, 1992, Lt. Gen. James R. Ellis finally became commander of the 3rd US Army, while Yeosock finally retired from active military service in August 1992.

After his death from lung cancer , Yeosock was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

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personal data
SURNAME Yeosock, John J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Lieutenant General
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 2012
Place of death Fayetteville , Georgia