Background
II, Adrian St. John, was born on November 16, 1921 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Adrian and Marie (McMahon) St John.
II, Adrian St. John, was born on November 16, 1921 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Adrian and Marie (McMahon) St John.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1943. Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1951. Master of Public Administration, American University, 1981.
Postgraduate, Army War College, 1960. Postgraduate, University Hawaii, 1963. Postgraduate, American University, 1982.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1943;
advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1969;
company commanding officer 15th Cavalry, United States Army, 1943-1945;
intelligence staff officer, United States Army, Berlin, 1945-1947;
China desk officer general staff, United States Army, Washington, 1951-1953;
battalion commanding officer 3d Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, United States Army, Korea, 1954;
commander 73d Tank Battalion, United States Army, Korea, 1955;
member of faculty, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, 1956-1959;
faculty adviser, Iranian Defense College, 1959;
S.E. Asia plans officer, G3, United States Army-Pacific, 1960-1964;
long range plans branch, Strategic Division, Organisation Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, 1964-1966;
chief, Surface P & O Division J3, USMACV, Vietnam, 1966-1967;
commanding officer, 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Europe, 1967-1969;
assistant division commander, 4th Armored Division, Europe, 1969-1970;
chief, Strategic Plans and Policy Division J5, Organisation Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, 1970-1971;
director plans general staff, United States Army, Washington, 1971-1972;
commanding general, 1st Armored Division, Europe, 1972-1974;
vice director joint staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974-1976;
retired, 1976;
member of advisory council on international security affairs, Republican National Committee, 1977-1980;
delegate, Virginia State Republican Convention, 1980, 81;
senior military advisory United States Negotiating Delaware, Mutual Balanced Force Reductions, Vienna, 1982-1988;
Joint Chiefs of Staff representative United States Delaware, Conventional Stability Talks, Vienna, 1987-1988;
Joint Chiefs of Staff representative United States Delaware, negotiations on Conventional Armed Forces, Europe, 1989-1992. Delegate, presenter Congress Arms Control Middle East, Delphi, Greece, 1994. United States delegate World Helicopter Championships, Moscow, 1994.
Chairman operational working group international conference on arms control in Middle East, Jordan, 1994. Member advance party Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prepare for elections, Bosnia,1997. Presenter plaques signed by Secretary of Defense to Australian authorities in 6 cities during ceremonies commemorating VJ Day, 1995.
Supervisor parliamentary elections, Bosnia, 1997.
Co-chairman orchestral benefit ball Austrian Embassy, 1993, 1994. Supervisor Municipal Election Commission, Bosnia, 2000. Participant in Conference on Application European Arms Control Negotiations to Pakistan-India Situation, United Kingdom, 2001.
Election supervisor Kosovo, 2001. Member American Security Council, American Foreign Affairs Council, Heritage Foundation, World Affairs Council, Leadership Institute.
Married Petronella Elizabeth Durham, January 19, 1943 (deceased 1982). Children: Adrian III (deceased), Brian. Married Florence Tucker Parrish, January 29, 1998.