Harry E. Soyster

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Lieutenant General Harry E. Soyster (June 6, 1935 in Altoona, Pennsylvania - ) was a United States Army officer. In the mid-1980s, Soyster served as the Commanding General of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Upon promotion to the rank of Lieutenant General, Soyster served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C. Soyster served in this role from December 1988 to September 1991. Soyster is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame and currently works as a spokesperson for the private military firm Military Professional Resources Inc.

[edit] Education

Soyster was commissioned a second lieutenant and awarded a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy. He also holds a master of science degree in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University and a master of science degree in management from the University of Southern California. His military education includes completion of the Field Artillery School, Basic and Advanced Courses; the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the National War College.

[edit] Military experience

Soyster has held a wide variety of important commands and staff positions including tours in Vietnam and Korea. He was chief of staff, 24th Infantry Division and Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence Systems and Automation, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army.

[edit] Reference

This entry is based partly on the biography on Page 413 of Army Executive Biographies, DA Pamphlet 360-10, 15 May 1985.

Preceded by Leonard H. Perroots

Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency 1988–1991

Succeeded by Dennis M. Nagy