Military Science and Leadership
Colonel, US Army
Elliot P. “Bud” Sydnor, Jr.
(Retired, US Army, Aug 1981)
WKU Class of 1952
Commander, 1st Battalion, 327th Airborne Regiment, Vietnam
Ground Force Commander
1970 Rain on POW Camp at Son Tay, North Vietnam
Commander, 1st Special Forces Group, Okinawa
Director, US Army Ranger Department
June 1992 inducted into Ranger Hall of Fame
(one of 21 members inducted since 1975)
Awards:
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star w/V Device
Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/Silver Star
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