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'''Cortlandt V. R. Schuyler''' was a US 4 star general.
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'''Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler''' was a [[United States Army]] four-star general who was Chief of Staff, [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe]] (COFS SHAPE) from 1953 to 1959.<ref name="NYTOBIT1993">https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/06/obituaries/cortlandt-schuyler-former-general-92-was-nato-officer.html</ref> He attended the [[1958 Bilderberg meeting]].
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==Early life==
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Schuyler was born in [[Mount Arlington, New Jersey]], on December 22, 1900.  He was the son of Frank Herbert Schuyler (1865–1942)<ref name="FHSObit1942">https://www.nytimes.com/1942/03/21/archives/k-h-schuyler.html</ref> and Harriette Jarvis Ferris ([[née]] Fosdick) Schuyler (1865–1919).  His father was the president of the Federal Bridge Company for a decade before his death in 1942.<ref name="FHSObit1942"/>
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Schuyler was a descendant of the prominent [[Schuyler family|Schuyler]], [[Van Cortlandt family|Van Cortlandt]], and [[Van Rensselaer family|Van Rensselaer]] families of upstate New York.<ref name="Reynolds1914">https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami00reyn</ref>
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He attended [[Columbia High School (New Jersey)|Columbia High School]] in [[Maplewood, New Jersey]].  He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1922, where he finished 11th in a class of 102, and was commissioned in the [[Coast Artillery Corps]].<ref name="1964Letter">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114716081/general-schuyler-to-read-letter-from/</ref>
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==Career==
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His first assignment was at [[Fort Monroe]], Virginia, where he was assigned to the 61st Antiaircraft Battalion, at the time the only anti-aircraft unit in the army. Later he served with the [[60th Coast Artillery (United States)|60th Coast Artillery (antiaircraft)]] in the [[Philippines]] and the [[4th Coast Artillery|4th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft)]] at [[Fort Amador]] in the [[Panama Canal Zone]].  He graduated from the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] in 1937.
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In 1942, Schuyler was assigned to the Antiaircraft Command in [[Richmond, Virginia]], in [[1942]].  He was promoted to brigadier general and assigned as chief of staff of the Antiaircraft Command.  The Antiaircraft Command had the task of organizing and training all antiaircraft units of a rapidly expanding Army and controlled eight large training centers from [[Massachusetts]] to [[California]].
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In the fall of 1944, General Schuyler was assigned to [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]], as the U.S. Military Representative to the [[Allied Control Commission]]. The agency was created by the three interested allied governments (British, U.S. and Russian) to administer the terms of the Romanian armistice.
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===Return to Washington===
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In [[1947]], General Schuyler returned to Washington and was assigned as the Chief of the Plans and Policy Group, Army General Staff. It was in this position that he became heavily involved in the fast developing concept of the [[NATO|North Atlantic alliance]]. He assisted in the preparation of policy papers and participated in the discussions which, in 1949, culminated in the creation of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO). When General of the Army [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] was appointed as the Supreme Commander of all NATO forces in Europe, General Schuyler was part of Eisenhower's staff as the special assistant to the chief of staff.
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In [[1952]], Schuyler was promoted to major general and given command of the 28th Infantry Division in [[1953]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930094846/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,806693,00.html Shifts at SHAPE]</ref>
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In July 1953, he was promoted to lieutenant general and assigned to [[SHAPE]] headquarters in Paris as the Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander General [[Alfred M. Gruenther]].  Schuyler was promoted to general in 1956 and remained as the chief of staff for the new Supreme Commander, General [[Lauris Norstad]], until his retirement from the Army in November 1959.<ref name="1964Letter"/>
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===Post military career===
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After retiring from the army in 1959, Schuyler became Commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services from 1960 to 1971,<ref name="1961Mansion">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114716133/mansion-to-be-restored-for-estimated/</ref> and was an executive aide to New York Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]].<ref name="1960Delhi">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114716245/delhi-techs-6th-annual-open-house/</ref>
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In [[1962]], Rockefeller appointed Schuyler chairman of his Emergency Staff committee and ordered it to meet as needed in support of President [[John F. Kennedy]]'s administration during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]].<ref name="1962Rock">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114716289/new-yorks-governor-rockefeller/</ref>  In 1963, he was appointed chairman of the State Civil Defense Commission.<ref name="1964Letter"/>
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==Personal life==
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Schuyler was married twice, first to Wynona Coykendall (1902–1981), the daughter of Electra (née Heaton) Coykendall and Louis T. Coykendall, a vice-president of Presbrey-Leland, Inc.<ref name="LTCObit1945">https://www.nytimes.com/1945/05/18/archives/obituary-3-no-title.html</ref><ref name="EHCObit1957">https://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/12/archives/obituary-10-no-title.html</ref>  Together, they had a daughter and a son:<ref name="NYTOBIT1993"/>
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* Shirley Schuyler (1929–2006), who married Edward Stanley Saxby, son of [[Harold A. Saxby]], in 1949.<ref name="1949Wedding">https://www.nytimes.com/1949/12/21/archives/sninln-snunl-swed-in-virginia-bghtef-ofgeneral-eeoomes-brideof-leut.html </ref>
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* Philip Van Rensselaer Schuyler (b. 1932)<ref name="NYTOBIT1993"/>
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After his first wife's death, he married Helen Van Rensselaer (née Stillman) Honnen (1905–1994), who was previously married to Major General George Honnen.<ref name="NYTOBIT1993"/>
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Schuyler died on December 4, 1993, in [[San Antonio, Texas]].<ref name="NYTOBIT1993"/> He was buried at [[West Point Cemetery]], Section 8, Row C, Site 172. At his death, he was survived by his wife, two children, and two stepchildren.<ref name="NYTOBIT1993"/>
 
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 2 November 2024

Person.png Cortlandt Schuyler  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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C. V. R. Schuyler.jpg
BornDecember 22, 1900
Mount Arlington, New Jersey
DiedDecember 4, 1993 (Age 92)
San Antonio, Texas
NationalityUS
Alma materWest Point

Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler was a United States Army four-star general who was Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (COFS SHAPE) from 1953 to 1959.[1] He attended the 1958 Bilderberg meeting.

Early life

Schuyler was born in Mount Arlington, New Jersey, on December 22, 1900. He was the son of Frank Herbert Schuyler (1865–1942)[2] and Harriette Jarvis Ferris (née Fosdick) Schuyler (1865–1919). His father was the president of the Federal Bridge Company for a decade before his death in 1942.[2]

Schuyler was a descendant of the prominent Schuyler, Van Cortlandt, and Van Rensselaer families of upstate New York.[3]

He attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1922, where he finished 11th in a class of 102, and was commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps.[4]

Career

His first assignment was at Fort Monroe, Virginia, where he was assigned to the 61st Antiaircraft Battalion, at the time the only anti-aircraft unit in the army. Later he served with the 60th Coast Artillery (antiaircraft) in the Philippines and the 4th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) at Fort Amador in the Panama Canal Zone. He graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1937.

In 1942, Schuyler was assigned to the Antiaircraft Command in Richmond, Virginia, in 1942. He was promoted to brigadier general and assigned as chief of staff of the Antiaircraft Command. The Antiaircraft Command had the task of organizing and training all antiaircraft units of a rapidly expanding Army and controlled eight large training centers from Massachusetts to California.

In the fall of 1944, General Schuyler was assigned to Bucharest, Romania, as the U.S. Military Representative to the Allied Control Commission. The agency was created by the three interested allied governments (British, U.S. and Russian) to administer the terms of the Romanian armistice.

Return to Washington

In 1947, General Schuyler returned to Washington and was assigned as the Chief of the Plans and Policy Group, Army General Staff. It was in this position that he became heavily involved in the fast developing concept of the North Atlantic alliance. He assisted in the preparation of policy papers and participated in the discussions which, in 1949, culminated in the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). When General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed as the Supreme Commander of all NATO forces in Europe, General Schuyler was part of Eisenhower's staff as the special assistant to the chief of staff.

In 1952, Schuyler was promoted to major general and given command of the 28th Infantry Division in 1953.[5]

In July 1953, he was promoted to lieutenant general and assigned to SHAPE headquarters in Paris as the Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander General Alfred M. Gruenther. Schuyler was promoted to general in 1956 and remained as the chief of staff for the new Supreme Commander, General Lauris Norstad, until his retirement from the Army in November 1959.[4]

Post military career

After retiring from the army in 1959, Schuyler became Commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services from 1960 to 1971,[6] and was an executive aide to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller.[7]

In 1962, Rockefeller appointed Schuyler chairman of his Emergency Staff committee and ordered it to meet as needed in support of President John F. Kennedy's administration during the Cuban Missile Crisis.[8] In 1963, he was appointed chairman of the State Civil Defense Commission.[4]

Personal life

Schuyler was married twice, first to Wynona Coykendall (1902–1981), the daughter of Electra (née Heaton) Coykendall and Louis T. Coykendall, a vice-president of Presbrey-Leland, Inc.[9][10] Together, they had a daughter and a son:[1]

  • Shirley Schuyler (1929–2006), who married Edward Stanley Saxby, son of Harold A. Saxby, in 1949.[11]
  • Philip Van Rensselaer Schuyler (b. 1932)[1]

After his first wife's death, he married Helen Van Rensselaer (née Stillman) Honnen (1905–1994), who was previously married to Major General George Honnen.[1]

Schuyler died on December 4, 1993, in San Antonio, Texas.[1] He was buried at West Point Cemetery, Section 8, Row C, Site 172. At his death, he was survived by his wife, two children, and two stepchildren.[1]

 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/195813 September 195815 September 1958Buxton
UK
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References

  1. ↑ a b c d e f https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/06/obituaries/cortlandt-schuyler-former-general-92-was-nato-officer.html
  2. ↑ a b https://www.nytimes.com/1942/03/21/archives/k-h-schuyler.html
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami00reyn
  4. ↑ a b c https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114716081/general-schuyler-to-read-letter-from/
  5. ↑ Shifts at SHAPE
  6. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114716133/mansion-to-be-restored-for-estimated/
  7. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114716245/delhi-techs-6th-annual-open-house/
  8. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114716289/new-yorks-governor-rockefeller/
  9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1945/05/18/archives/obituary-3-no-title.html
  10. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/12/archives/obituary-10-no-title.html
  11. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1949/12/21/archives/sninln-snunl-swed-in-virginia-bghtef-ofgeneral-eeoomes-brideof-leut.html
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