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Lieutenant General John J. Yeosock, the Commander of United
States, United Kingdom, and French Army Forces, Central Command,
during Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, was born in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on 18 March 1937. He entered the United
States Army through the Reserve Officer Training Corps upon
graduation from Pennsylvania State University in August 1959 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. He also
earned a Master of Science degree in Operations Research/Systems
Analysis from the United States Naval Post Graduate School, and
attended the Advanced Management Program for Executives at the
University of Pittsburgh. His military schooling included the Armor
Officer Basic Course, the United States Marine Corps Amphibious
Warfare School, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the National
War College.
For his first assignments, General Yeosock served in company
grade troop commands and staff positions in the 3d Cavalry Regiment
and 2d Infantry Division in the United States and Germany. He also
served in Vietnam as a Senior District Advisor. General Yeosock was
assigned as an Operations Research/Systems Analyst in the
Management Information Systems Directorate, Office of the Assistant
Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Department of the Army,
Washingotn, D.C., and then as an analyst for the Project Manager
Reorganization in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. He
was again assigned to the 3d Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas,
where he commanded the 3d Squadron of the Regiment. He was assigned
as the Chief of Force Development, Office of the Assistant Chief of
Staff, J3 (Operations Directorate), United Nations Command/United
States Forces/Eighth United States Army, Korea. He commanded the
194th Armored Brigade, Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was the Chief of
Staff of the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
After General Yeosock served as the Project Manager, Saudi
Arabian National Guard Modernization Program, he returned to the
1st Cavalry Division as the Assistant Division Commander. General
Yeosock left Fort Hood to assume duties as the Deputy Chief of
Staff, Operations, United States Army Forces Command, Fort
McPherson, Georgia, in January 1984. He again returned to Fort Hood
and commanded the 1st Cavalry Division from June 1986 to May 1988.
General Yeosock was then assigned as Assistant Deputy Chief of
Staff for Operations and Plans, Headquarters, Department of the
Army, in June 1988. On 16 March 1989, he assumed the positions of
Commanding General, Third United States Army, and Deputy Commanding
General, Forces Command.
General Yeosock's awards include the Distinguished Service
Medal, the Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Bronze Star
Medal with V Device (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Meritorious
Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Expert Combat
Infantryman Badge, and the Army General Staff Identification
Badge.
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