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==Background==
 
==Background==
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Kintner was born in [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania|Lock Haven]], [[Pennsylvania]] to Joseph and Florence Kintner, the eighth of nine children.<ref name="piobit">
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Kintner was born in [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania|Lock Haven]], [[Pennsylvania]] to Joseph and Florence Kintner, the eighth of nine children.<ref name="piobit">http://articles.philly.com/1997-02-02/news/25532766_1_memorial-service-ancient-israel-west-point</ref>  
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{{cite|url=http://articles.philly.com/1997-02-02/news/25532766_1_memorial-service-ancient-israel-west-point|title=William R. Kintner, Diplomat|work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=February 2, 1997|last=Weiner|first=Jennifer}}</ref>  
 
  
 
==Career==
 
==Career==
 
William Kintner was appointed to the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1936, and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduating in 1940. A career Army officer, he landed at [[Omaha Beach]] for [[Operation Overlord]] during the [[invasion of Normandy]] in 1944.  
 
William Kintner was appointed to the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1936, and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduating in 1940. A career Army officer, he landed at [[Omaha Beach]] for [[Operation Overlord]] during the [[invasion of Normandy]] in 1944.  
  
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He served during the [[Korean War]] as an infantry battalion commander during the [[Battle of Pork Chop Hill]]. He retired from the [[U.S. Army]] as a [[colonel]] in 1961, having earned the [[Bronze Star Medal]] and [[Legion of Merit]], both with [[oak leaf cluster]]s.<ref name="upennalmanac">{{cite|url=http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v43/n25/deaths.html|title=Deaths: Dr. William Kintner, Ambassador and Scholar|work=University of Pennsylvania Almanac|volume=43|number=25|date=March 11, 1997|accessdate=2015-01-07}}</ref>
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He served during the [[Korean War]] as an infantry battalion commander during the [[Battle of Pork Chop Hill]]. He retired from the [[U.S. Army]] as a [[colonel]] in 1961, having earned the [[Bronze Star Medal]] and [[Legion of Merit]], both with [[oak leaf cluster]]s.<ref name="upennalmanac">http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v43/n25/deaths.html</ref>
  
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While in the service, he earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from [[Georgetown University]] in 1948.<ref name="pacftb">{{cite|url=https://secureapps.libraries.psu.edu/PACFTB/bios/biography.cfm?AuthorID=507|title=Biography for William Roscoe Kintner|author=Pennsylvania Center for the History of the Book|publisher=Center for the Book of the Library of Congress|work=Literary Map of Pennsylvania|accessdate=2015-01-07}}</ref> His doctoral dissertation, a study of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], was published in 1950 as ''The Front is Everywhere''. Upon retiring from the Army, he taught political science at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], where he remained as professor until 1985.  
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While in the service, he earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from [[Georgetown University]] in 1948.<ref name="pacftb">https://secureapps.libraries.psu.edu/PACFTB/bios/biography.cfm?AuthorID=507</ref> His doctoral dissertation, a study of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], was published in 1950 as ''The Front is Everywhere''. Upon retiring from the Army, he taught political science at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], where he remained as professor until 1985.  
  
 
==Academic career==
 
==Academic career==
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Kintner was deputy director of the [[Foreign Policy Research Institute]] until 1969, when he became director.<ref name="pacftb" /> In 1973, President [[Gerald Ford]] appointed him [[United States Ambassador to Thailand|U.S. Ambassador to Thailand]], a post in which he served from 1973 to 1975.<ref name="nyt1997">{{cite web | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE7DB133CF93AA35751C0A961958260 | title = W.R. Kintner, 81, Dies; World Affairs Expert | author = Wolfgang Saxon | date = February 9, 1997 | publisher = New York Times }}</ref> After his diplomatic stint, he returned to FPRI, where he served as president from 1975 to 1982, and as editor of its journal, ''[[Orbis (journal)|Orbis]]''.  
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Kintner was deputy director of the [[Foreign Policy Research Institute]] until 1969, when he became director.<ref name="pacftb" /> In 1973, President [[Gerald Ford]] appointed him [[United States Ambassador to Thailand|U.S. Ambassador to Thailand]], a post in which he served from 1973 to 1975.<ref name="nyt1997">http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE7DB133CF93AA35751C0A961958260 </ref> After his diplomatic stint, he returned to FPRI, where he served as president from 1975 to 1982, and as editor of its journal, ''[[Orbis (journal)|Orbis]]''.  
  
 
In 1986, [[US President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed him to the board of directors of the [[United States Institute for Peace]].
 
In 1986, [[US President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed him to the board of directors of the [[United States Institute for Peace]].

Latest revision as of 04:06, 7 August 2021

Person.png William Kintner  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(soldier, diplomat, spook?)
Born21 April 1915
Pennsylvania, USA
Died1 February 1997 (Age 81)
Alma materUnited States Military Academy, Georgetown University
Us ambassador to Thailand at the end of the Vietnam war. Attended Le Cercle.

Background

Kintner was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Florence Kintner, the eighth of nine children.[1]

Career

William Kintner was appointed to the United States Military Academy in 1936, and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduating in 1940. A career Army officer, he landed at Omaha Beach for Operation Overlord during the invasion of Normandy in 1944.

He served during the Korean War as an infantry battalion commander during the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. He retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel in 1961, having earned the Bronze Star Medal and Legion of Merit, both with oak leaf clusters.[2]

While in the service, he earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from Georgetown University in 1948.[3] His doctoral dissertation, a study of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was published in 1950 as The Front is Everywhere. Upon retiring from the Army, he taught political science at the University of Pennsylvania, where he remained as professor until 1985.

Academic career

Kintner was deputy director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute until 1969, when he became director.[3] In 1973, President Gerald Ford appointed him U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, a post in which he served from 1973 to 1975.[4] After his diplomatic stint, he returned to FPRI, where he served as president from 1975 to 1982, and as editor of its journal, Orbis.

In 1986, US President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the board of directors of the United States Institute for Peace.

Deep political connections

He attended Le Cercle.

Publications

Soviet Military Trends: Implications for U.S. Security, with Robert Pfaltzgraff (1971) ISBN 9780844710525

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References

  1. ↑ http://articles.philly.com/1997-02-02/news/25532766_1_memorial-service-ancient-israel-west-point
  2. ↑ http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v43/n25/deaths.html
  3. ↑ a b https://secureapps.libraries.psu.edu/PACFTB/bios/biography.cfm?AuthorID=507
  4. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE7DB133CF93AA35751C0A961958260
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