Special Operations Legend Major General John Singlaub USA, (ret) Endorses the Petition Mar 30. 2011 | Comments (0)
Major General Major General John K. Singlaub, USA (ret) a veteran WWII, Korea, Vietnam
and an American legend in covert and special operations signed the petition today as signature # 7600. General Singlaub had a 37 year legendary although somewhat controversial caeer and was one of the founding members of the CIA.
Here is a short resume of General Singlaub, and we are pleased to have his endorsement.
Commander, Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Team, Occupied France 1944
Commander, Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Team, Burma, China, Indo-China 1945
Founding member of the CIA
Chief: US Army Liason Group, Manchuria 1946-48
Military Intelligence Officer, CIA 1949
Instructor: Ranger Training Center, 1950-51
Deputy Chief, CIA Mission, Seoul, Korea 1951-52
Chief: US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) 1966-68
Assistant Division Commander, 8th Infantry Division 1968-69
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense OASD, 1971-73
Chief of Staff, UN Command, US Forces Korea 1976-77
Founder: United Council for World Freedom
Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Silver Star Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
French Croix de Guerre with palm and bronze star
“Mentioned in Dispatches” (Great Britain)
Breast Order of Yun Hui (China)
Order of Orange Nassau, with Swords (Netherlands)
Order of National Security Merit, Choensu Medal, (Republic of Korea)
National Order of Vietnam, Fifth Class, (Vietnam)
Combat Infantrymans Badge with two stars (3 awards)
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
Author: “Hazardous Duty” a memoir
General Westmoreland described Singlaub as “a true military professional, a man of honest, patriotic conviction and courage.”