Roy K. Flint

Roy Kenneth Flint
Born	(1928-10-22)October 22, 1928
Died	February 17, 2016(2016-02-17) (aged 87) Valle Crucis, North Carolina

Roy K. Flint was a Brigadier General in the United States Army, Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy, and president of the Society for Military History.

After graduating from the University of Michigan in June 1950, Flint enlisted in the Army and enrolled in the Infantry Officer Candidate School. After graduating from the school, he served as a tactical officer there before being assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division as a company commander.

Over the next few years, Flint used his experience as an assistant professor of military science to complete a master's degree in history at the University of Alabama. He then went on to several assignments in the 82nd Airborne Division, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the British Staff College at Camberley. On January 31, 1968, Flint took command of a battalion of the 25th Infantry Division, which he commanded during the Tet Offensive and subsequent campaigns.

In June 1968, Flint became an instructor in the Department of Military Art and Engineering (now the Department of History) at the United States Military Academy. He was later chosen to become a Permanent Associate Professor in that department after completing his Ph.D in history at Duke University. Flint served as the head of the Military History division from 1972 to 1981, and in 1981 became the Professor and Head of the History Department. In July 1985, Flint was nominated Dean of the Academic Board, making him the eighth officer to serve in the position and the first not to be a graduate of the Academy.

External links

Roy K. Flint at Find a Grave