ANTHONY  V. SAVINO
Secretary  Bristol Veterans Council
Command Sargeant Major   
Deceased  (August 6, 1936 - February 26, 2008)

Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Anthony V. Savino was born in Bristol, Connecticut on August 6, 1936. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on July 9, 1956 and was ordered to active duty on August 14, 1956. Upon completion of basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and advanced individual training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, he was assigned as a tank gunnery instructor at Fort Irwin, California.  He was transferred to Korea in July 1957 where he served as a tank commander with Tank Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, and then Headquarters Company, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division until his return to the United States in August 1958.  CSM Savino was assigned to the 13th Corps, U.S. Army Reserve until his enlistment in the Connecticut Army National Guard on January 5, 1959.  He has served in positions of radio operator, mortar gunner, Supply Sergeant, Personnel Staff NCO, and First Sergeant of various Infantry rifle companies in the 169th Infantry and the Headquarters Company, 43d Brigade, 26th (Yankee) Infantry Division.

CSM Savino was selected as the Command Sergeant Major of the 43d Brigade on April 26, 1969 and promoted to Sergeant Major on July 1, 1970.  He was appointed Command Sergeant Major on August 1, 1971 by the Department of the Army Command Sergeant Major Selection Board. CSM Savino served as the 43d Brigade CSM until September 30, 1979 when he was transferred to the position of Command Sergeant Major/Commandant of the Connecticut Military Academy/NCO School, which he held until his appointment as the State Command Sergeant Major on October 8, 1980. CSM Savino was a National Guard technician with 23 years of service having served as a Unit Supply Sergeant, Unit Administrator for several units, Command Administrative Specialist, Traffic Manager, and effective January 1, 1981, as the State Command Sergeant Major on an AGR tour.

Military Education:
 8th U.S. Army NCO School - 1958
  1050th USAR School Personnel Specialist (75Z) – 1971
  CTARNG Military NCO School – 1975
  CTARNG Military Academy RCNCOES Advanced Course – 1980
  Readiness Group Devens BTMS, TW,  PTW Instructor Course – 1980
  CTARNG Military Academy RCNCOES Senior Course – 1981
  U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy – 1987
  U.S. Army Aviation Center UH-1 Helicopter Repairer Course –1991

Civilian Education:
 St. Anthony’s High School, Bristol, CT – 1954
  Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT – 1982  Associate of Science
  Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT  - 1984  BA Degree, Political Science

Major Additional Duties and Assignments:
 Instructor at CTARNG Military Academy OCS and NCO School for 30 years
  Department of the Army Reserve Components Command Sergeant Major Selection Board Member,  1972 and 1981
  National Guard Bureau Leadership Study Group Member, 1973, 1974
  National Guard Bureau Sergeants Major Academy Selection Board President, 1976
  National Guard Bureau NCO School POI Committee Member, 1979-1980
  U.S. Army Sergeant Major Academy Class of July 1987 President
  National Guard Bureau CSM Advisory Council Chairman and Member, 1988 – 1992
  National Guard Bureau Command Sergeant Major Selection Board Member, 1990
  CT Army National Guard CSM Council
  CT National Guard Minority Guard Advisory Committee Member
  CT Air National Guard Chiefs Council Member

Awards and Decorations:
  Legion of Merit
  Meritorious Service Medal
  Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
  U.S. Navy /U.S. Marine Corps Commendation Medal
  U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal
  Army Achievement Medal
  Good Conduct Medal with Bronze Clast-4 loops
  Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
  National Defense Service Medal
  Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  Korean Defense Service Medal
  Humanitarian Service Medal
  Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3 hour glass devices
  Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral 4
  Army Service Ribbon
  Overseas Service Ribbon
  Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
  State of Connecticut Medal of Merit with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
  State of Alabama Commendation Medal
  State of Connecticut Long Service Medal with 35 year device
  State of Connecticut Emergency Service Ribbon with 2 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters
  Selected Reserve Force Medal
  Eisenhower Outstanding Unit Ribbon with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
  Expert Infantry Badge
  Aircraft Crewmember Badge
  Expert Badge with Rifle Bar
  Sharpshooter Badge with Pistol Bar
  Order of St. Barbara
  National Guard Bureau Minuteman Award
  National Guard Bureau Command Sergeant Major’s Award
  National Guard Association President’s Award for Retiree activities
  Inducted into the Connecticut Veteran’s Hall of Fame Class 2006

CSM Savino is a member of the Association of the United States Army, Noncommissioned Officers Association of the United States, National Guard Association of Connecticut, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Museum Association,  First Cavalry Division Association, 82d Airborne Division Association, 24th Infantry Division Association, 2d Infantry Division Association, 43d Infantry Division Veterans Association, 169th Infantry Veterans Corps, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Vets, Bristol, AMVETS, CT Lodge of Elks (1010), and Bristol Kiwanis Club.

He serves as a member and Past President the Board of Directors for the Bristol Adult Resource Center and was a previous member of the Board of Directors for the Bristol Community Organization.  and a former Commissioner of the  Bristol, CT Transportation Commission and Planning Commission. He is a former member of the Bristol Democratic Town Committee, member and secretary of the Bristol, CT Veteran’s Council, Executive Director  and secretary of the Bristol Tramps Sports Reunion Committee and a member of St. Anthony’s Church Parish Council. CSM Savino is presently employed as the Transit Manager for the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency in Bristol, Connecticut.

He and his wife, Deanna, reside in Bristol.  They have 2 children, Cathy Ann and SFC  Anthony Jr. and his wife Rebecca.  They have two granddaughters, Elise and Olivia.    070806