Andrew J. Boyle

Andrew Jackson "Jack" Boyle (December 11, 1911 - March 15, 2001) was a United States Army Lieutenant General.

Early life

Jack was born on December 11, 1911 in Pennsylvania to Elmer and Monica Boyle. He lived and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland.

Major military assignments

He enlisted and served in the United States Army from June 28, 1927 to July 3, 1928 and again from April 10, 1930 to June 12, 1931. In 1931 he was appointed the United States Military Academy by the Maryland National Guard and graduated on June 12, 1935 with a commission in the Cavalry (ASN: 0-19924).

Pre-World War II

7th Cavalry Regiment
Troop and Squadron Commander, 3rd Cavalry Regiment

World War II

Fort Rucker
Plans and Training Officer, Headquarters, Second Army
4th Canadian Division

Post World War II & Korean War

Deputy Chief of the Information Agency, Technical, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Instructor, Armor School
Battalion Commander and Regimental Executive, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Instructor, Army Command and General Staff College

Post Korean War

Combat Commander, 2nd Armored Division
Chief of Staff, 2nd Armored Division
G-3, V Corps
U.S. Continental Army CommandHeadquarters
1959-1960: President of the United States Army Armor Board
1961-1962: Chief, Military Assistance and Advisory Group (Laos)
1962-1963: G-3, Headquarters, United States Army Pacific
- Commander of the Armor Center
1963-1964: Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division
1964-1965: Commanding General, Theater Army Replacement Command

Vietnam War

1965-1967: Commanding General, I Corps
1967-1970: Commanding General, V Corps
- U.S. Permanent Military Deputy to the Central Treaty Organization

He retired as a Lieutenant General on July 31, 1970. His military decorations included the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters.

Dates of Rank

June 12, 1935: Second Lieutenant
June 12, 1938: First Lieutenant
September 9, 1940: Captain
June 29, 1942: Major
January 6, 1943: Lieutenant Colonel
May 15, 1945: Colonel

Rank of Colonel was terminated on December May 31, 1946 and his rank was returned to Lieutenant Colonel.

June 29, 1951: Colonel
August 24, 1960: Brigadier General
May 1, 1962: Major General
December 1, 1965: Lieutenant General

Post military career

He served as the first chairman of the Culpeper County Planning Commission (Virginia), and was a member of the Board of Trustees of a local hospital and the Piedmont Environmental Council.

Education

Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy (1935)
Army War College (1954)
Armed Forces Staff College (1949)
Army and Command College (1943)
Airborne School (c. 1953)

Personal life

He married Elaine E. White and together they had a son (Andrew Boyle, Jr.). His wife passed away in 2006.

Death

Jack passed away on March 15, 2001 in Culpeper, Virginia at the age of 89. He was buried in on Little Fork Burying Grounds in Rixeyville, Virginia.