Military Science and Leadership

(Retired, US Army, Aug 1981)

WKU Class of 1952

 

Commander, 1^st Battalion, 327^th Airborne Regiment, Vietnam

 

Ground Force Commander

1970 Rain on POW Camp at Son Tay, North Vietnam

 

Commander, 1^st 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