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Colonel

Douglas Vincent Mastriano

Ph.D.
Mastriano at the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania in 2014
Mastriano at the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania in 2014
Born (1964-01-02) January 2, 1964 (age 60)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHistory
Alma materEastern University
University of New Brunswick (Ph.D.)
Notable worksAlvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne
Notable awardsWilliam E. Colby Award (2015), Crader Family Book Prize in American Values (2015), Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Biography (2015), Madigan Award of the US Army War College (2015), Eastern University Alumnus of the year (2009)[citation needed]
SpouseRebecca Stewart[citation needed]
Children1 son, Josiah[citation needed]
Website
www.mastriano4congress.org
www.sgtyorkdiscovery.com

Colonel Douglas Vincent Mastriano, Ph.D. (born January 2, 1964), is an American military historian and politician. He is a Republican Party candidate for U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, a seat being vacated by the retiring Congressman Bill Shuster.[1]

Military career

Mastriano was commissioned in the United States Army in 1986. He started his military career in Nuremberg, Germany, with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in the area of the West German borders with East Germany and Czechoslovakia.[2] Mastriano also served four years at the NATO Land Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany.[3]

Published works as author

Mastriano's first book, Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne, was published by the University Press of Kentucky in 2014.[4] He conducted twelve years of research for the book.[5] In all, Mastriano reportedly spent 2,000 hours doing research on Sergeant Alvin York, including 1,000 hours studying archives in the United States and various parts of Germany including Stuttgart, Freiburg, Potsdam, Rottweil, and Ulm,[6] and another 1,000 hours of field research in the Argonne Forest of France to locate where Alvin York fought. Using terrain analysis, geo-spatial data, and field archaeology, his research team uncovered thousands of artifacts related to York's battle of October 8, 1918. He said that his interest in York began when he was a child, after having seen the 1941 film Sergeant York. After he joined the Army, his interest in York deepened.[3] Along with research, the books incorporates forensic study and military terrain analysis.[4]

Mastriano's book on York received the 2015 William E. Colby Award of the William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium at Norwich University (an award for a first published work of a military topic author),[7] the Army Historical Foundation Award, the US Army War College Madigan Award and the 2015 Crader Family Book Prize in American Values.[8][9]

Mastriano's second book, Thunder in the Argonne: A New History of America's Greatest Battle, was published by the University Press of Kentucky in 2018.

Mastriano's other published works published include:[10]

  • Project 1704: U.S. Army War College Analysis of Russian Strategy in Eastern Europe, Appropriate U.S. Response, and Implications for U.S. Landpower – Putin's Rise to Power, Military, Ukraine Crisis, as project leader for a U.S. Army War College project, 2017[11]
  • Project 1721: A U.S. Army War College Assessment on Russian Strategy in Eastern Europe and Recommendations on How to Leverage Landpower to Maintain the Peace, as project leader for a U.S. Army War College project, 2017[12]
  • Project 1704: A U.S. Army War College Analysis of Russian Strategy in Eastern Europe, an Appropriate U.S. Response, and the Implications for U.S. Landpower, as project leader for a U.S. Army War College project, 2015[13]
  • Nebuchadnezzar's Sphinx: What Have We Learned from Baghdad's Plan to Take Kuwait?, a thesis for the School of Advanced Air Power Studies, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, June 2002[14]
  • "The Civilian Putsch of 2018: Debunking The Myth of a Civil-Military Leadership Rift", a research report the School of Advanced Air Power Studies, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, April 2001[15]

Military decorations and badges

U.S. military decorations
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Legion of Merit
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Army Commendation Medal with two Oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Army Achievement Medal with three Oak leaf clusters
U.S. service (campaign) medals and service and training ribbons
Bronze star
 National Defense Service Medal with one service star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
 Southwest Asia Service Medal with three service stars
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral "3")
Foreign decorations
NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
U.S. badges, patches and tabs
Parachutist Badge
U.S. orders
Order of the Spur Cavalry Hat and Spurs (Gold)

Congressional candidacy

On February 13, 2018, at the Otterbein Church in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Mastriano announced his candidacy for U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, a seat being vacated by the retiring congressman Bill Shuster.[16]

References

  1. ^ Mastriano, Doug; Shawn Hardy (9 February 2018). "Mastriano to Run for Congress". Waynesboro, Pennsylvania: Record Herald. Waynesboro. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ Mastriano, Douglas (1 December 2017). "Federalist". The Federalist. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Montgomery, Nancy (26 September 2008). "Officer says he's pinpointed York's stand". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Biographer of WWI hero Sergeant York named Winner of 2015 Colby Award". The Northfield News. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  5. ^ Smith, Craig S. (26 October 2006). "Proof offered of Sgt. York's war exploits". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Army Officer: Sgt. York battle site located". CBN News. 25 March 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. ^ "COL Douglas V. Mastriano, PhD". William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Author Douglas V. Mastriano Wins Crader Book Prize". Broadway Books. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Author Douglas V. Mastriano Wins Fourth Book Award". AUSA. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  10. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Douglas-V.-Mastriano/e/B00GSPTMFA/
  11. ^ https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/project-1721-us-army-war-college-assessment-russian-strategy-eastern-europe-and
  12. ^ https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/project-1704-us-army-war-college-analysis-russian-strategy-eastern-europe-appropriate-us-0
  13. ^ https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/project-1704-us-army-war-college-analysis-russian-strategy-eastern-europe-appropriate-us-0
  14. ^ http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a420681.pdf
  15. ^ http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA407262&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
  16. ^ Mastriano, Douglas (13 February 2018). "Franklin County man running for Shuster's seat". Echo Pilot. Echo Pilot. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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