Douglas V. Mastriano

Douglas Vincent Mastriano
Ph.D.
Mastriano at the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania in 2014
Born (1964-01-02) January 2, 1964
Nationality American
Education History
Alma mater Eastern University
University of New Brunswick (Ph.D.)
Notable works Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne
Notable awards William 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)[1]
Spouse Rebecca Mastriano (née Stewart)[2][3][4]
Children 1 son, Josiah[2][3][4]
Website
www.mastriano4congress.org
www.sgtyorkdiscovery.com

Douglas Vincent Mastriano, Ph.D. (born January 2, 1964), is an American military historian and politician. He is a retired Colonel of the United States Army and was a Republican Party candidate for U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. He has written two books, one of which is a biography of the highly decorated World War I soldier Sergeant Alvin York. He has also led the development of research reports and strategy recommendations for the U.S. Army War College.

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.[5] He retired at the rank of Colonel.[3][4]

Published works as author

Mastriano's first book, Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne ( ISBN 978-0813145198), was published by the University Press of Kentucky in 2014.[6] He conducted twelve years of research for the book.[7] 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,[8] 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 Sergeant York, an Academy Award winning 1941 film starring Gary Cooper. After he joined the Army, his interest in York deepened.[5] Along with research, the books incorporates forensic study and military terrain analysis.[6]

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),[2] the Army Historical Foundation Award, the US Army War College Madigan Award and the 2015 Crader Family Book Prize in American Values.[9][10]

Mastriano's second book, Thunder in the Argonne: A New History of America's Greatest Battle ( ISBN 978-0813175553), was published by the University Press of Kentucky in 2018.

Mastriano's other published works include:[11]

  • 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[12]
  • 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[13]
  • 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[14]
  • 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[15]
  • "The Civilian Putsch of 2018: Debunking The Myth of a Civil-Military Leadership Rift", a research report for the School of Advanced Air Power Studies, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, April 2001[16]

Military decorations and badges

U.S. military decorations
 Legion of Merit
 Defense Meritorious Service Medal
 Meritorious Service Medal
 Joint Service Commendation Medal
 Army Commendation Medal with two Oak leaf clusters
 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 9th congressional district, a seat being vacated by the retiring congressman Bill Shuster.[3][4] Less than a week after his announcement, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the congressional district map of Pennsylvania after ruling the previous map unconstitutional (due to gerrymandering by the majority Republican Party), and the area previously covered by the 9th district corresponds most closely to the new 13th district, so Mastriano became a candidate for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "2009 Alumnus of the Year: Colonel Douglas V. Mastriano '86" (PDF). Spirit: The Eastern University Magazine. Eastern University: 28. Spring–Summer 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Col Douglas V. Mastriano, PhD". William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium, Norwich University. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hardy, Shawn (February 9, 2018). "Mastriano to Run for Congress". The Record Herald. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hardy, Shawn (February 13, 2018). "Franklin County man running for Shuster's seat". The Echo-Pilot. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Montgomery, Nancy (September 26, 2008). "Officer says he's pinpointed York's stand". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Biographer of WWI hero Sergeant York named Winner of 2015 Colby Award". The Northfield News. February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ Smith, Craig S. (October 26, 2006). "Proof offered of Sgt. York's war exploits". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Army Officer: Sgt. York battle site located". CBN News. March 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Author Douglas V. Mastriano Wins Crader Book Prize". Broadway Books. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "AUSA Book Wins Four Awards". Association of the United States Army. May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Douglas V. Mastriano". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ 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 (Report). January 13, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  13. ↑ 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. Strategic Studies Institute (Report). March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ 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. Strategic Studies Institute (Report). March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ Mastriano, Douglas V. (June 2002). Nebuchadnezzar's Sphinx: What Have We Learned from Baghdad's Plan to Take Kuwait? (PDF) (Thesis). Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  16. ↑ Mastriano, Douglas V. (April 2001). The Civilian Putsch of 2018: Debunking The Myth of a Civil-Military Leadership Rift (PDF) (Report). Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  17. ↑ Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania Congressional Map, District by District". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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