Post by Anonymous Vet on Dec 28, 2004 10:49:27 GMT -5
Colonel (Retired) Hugh Gordon Duc Tu, Bien Hoa Province
Date = October 1967-October 1968
Nickname = Duc Tu Six
Assigned = Other
Job = Senior District Advisor, then Deputy Sector Advisor in Bien Hoa
Veteran = Hugh Gordon Waite
Relationship = Daughter
Seeking = I'm trying to find anyone that worked with my father during this time, knew my father at this time, and what my father did during this time. He was not over there in a military capactiy, although he was in the Army. He has alluded to the fact that he was working with the CIA.
_ = Army
Vietnam_War = VietNam
Other_service_time =
Veteran's_date_of_birth = 03/09/1931
Date_of_death = 11/27/2003
Age_at_death = 72
Place_of_death = Snohomish, WA
Cemetery_name_and_location = Willamette National Cemetary, Oregon
Duty_dates = 1953-1980
Medals_or_awards = Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service, Army Commendation, Vietnam Service medal with 4 campaign stars, Korean Presidential unit citation, Vietnamese Meritorious Unit Citation, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Vietnamese Medal of Honor-Bronze, Combat Infantrymen's badge to name a few
Hometown = Albany
State = OR
School = Albany High School
Class_of = 1949
Message = Colonel (Retired) Hugh Gordon Waite died suddenly this past Thanksgiving morning at the home of his brother-in-law and sister in-law in Snohomish, Washington.
Colonel Waite was born in St. Cloud, MN and raised in St. Cloud and Albany OR. He graduated from what was then the only Albany High School in 1949, attended Oregon State University (then known as Oregon State College) and received his infantry officer commission as a distinguished Military Graduate of their ROTC program in 1954.
He attended the Infantry Officers Basic Course at Ft. Benning, GA and joined the 82nd Air Borne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC. He was ranked as a Senior Parachutist before leaving for Germany to serve with the 10th (Mountain) Infantry Division and eventually Commander of the US 7th Army Honor Guard.
Col. Waite attended the Infantry Officers Advanced Course in 1960 and was the Aide de Camp to the Commanding Generals of the 4th Infantry Division in Ft. Lewis, WA. He attended the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA and the Special Forces Officer Course and the Special Warfare Staff Officers Course at Ft. Bragg.
While in Korea he served as an Infantry Company Commander and as Assistant Division Logistics Officer with the 7th Infantry Division. He returned to the US in 1964, and joined the ROTC instructor group as Assistant Professor of Military Science at California State Polytechnic College in San Luis, Obispo, CA.
In 1967 he attended the Civil Affairs Officer Advisor Course at Ft. Gordon, GA and departed for the Republic of Vietnam, where he served as Senior District Advisor and then Deputy Sector Advisor in the province of Bien Hoa where he was instrumental in establishing one of the first CORDS offices. He was in Bien Hoa province, in a small hamlet named Duc Tu, when the ammunitions dump at Long Binh Post was destroyed during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
In the fall of 1968, his tour of Vietnam complete, he attended the US Army Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He was Secretary of the General Staff and graduated in 1970. He returned to Europe for a second tour of duty. He served on the NATO Central Army Group Starff and then as Special Assistant and Assistant Political Advisor to eh Commander in Chief, US Army, Europe.
Col Waite returned from Europe in 1974 and attended the Advance Public Relations Course at the University of Wisconsin. He was assigned as Chief of Media Relations, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, Secretary of the Army, until 1978, when he Chief of Public Affairs HQ Sixth Army at the Presidio of San Francisco. He retired from the Army for medical disabilities in August, 1980.
When Col. Waite retired from the Army, the Adjutant General of Oregon selected him to become the Public Affairs Officer for the Oregon Military Department. In 1988, he was appointed Special Assistant, and then Executive Assistant, to the Adjutant General until the position was eliminated and he retired from state employment in 1994. He then began part-time work as Executive Officer of the Oregon Sate Defense Force, the all- volunteer segment of the Organized Militia of the Sate of Oregon (Army and Air National Guard and State Defense Force.) He fully retired in 1996 after 50 years of service in, employment by and association with the Active and Reserve Component military and associated organizations.
Colonel Hugh Gordon Waite is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Nancy Louise, his sister, Mary Ellen Daskalos of Roseburg, his three daughters Stephanie Witherspoon of Chicago, IL, Karen Carroll of Los Olivos, CA, Mary Garvey of Pacific Palisades, CA and his four grandchildren.
Submitted = Stephanie Waite Witherspoon
From = Chicago, IL
Replyemail = ciarrasbc@yahoo.com
Date = October 1967-October 1968
Nickname = Duc Tu Six
Assigned = Other
Job = Senior District Advisor, then Deputy Sector Advisor in Bien Hoa
Veteran = Hugh Gordon Waite
Relationship = Daughter
Seeking = I'm trying to find anyone that worked with my father during this time, knew my father at this time, and what my father did during this time. He was not over there in a military capactiy, although he was in the Army. He has alluded to the fact that he was working with the CIA.
_ = Army
Vietnam_War = VietNam
Other_service_time =
Veteran's_date_of_birth = 03/09/1931
Date_of_death = 11/27/2003
Age_at_death = 72
Place_of_death = Snohomish, WA
Cemetery_name_and_location = Willamette National Cemetary, Oregon
Duty_dates = 1953-1980
Medals_or_awards = Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service, Army Commendation, Vietnam Service medal with 4 campaign stars, Korean Presidential unit citation, Vietnamese Meritorious Unit Citation, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Vietnamese Medal of Honor-Bronze, Combat Infantrymen's badge to name a few
Hometown = Albany
State = OR
School = Albany High School
Class_of = 1949
Message = Colonel (Retired) Hugh Gordon Waite died suddenly this past Thanksgiving morning at the home of his brother-in-law and sister in-law in Snohomish, Washington.
Colonel Waite was born in St. Cloud, MN and raised in St. Cloud and Albany OR. He graduated from what was then the only Albany High School in 1949, attended Oregon State University (then known as Oregon State College) and received his infantry officer commission as a distinguished Military Graduate of their ROTC program in 1954.
He attended the Infantry Officers Basic Course at Ft. Benning, GA and joined the 82nd Air Borne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC. He was ranked as a Senior Parachutist before leaving for Germany to serve with the 10th (Mountain) Infantry Division and eventually Commander of the US 7th Army Honor Guard.
Col. Waite attended the Infantry Officers Advanced Course in 1960 and was the Aide de Camp to the Commanding Generals of the 4th Infantry Division in Ft. Lewis, WA. He attended the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA and the Special Forces Officer Course and the Special Warfare Staff Officers Course at Ft. Bragg.
While in Korea he served as an Infantry Company Commander and as Assistant Division Logistics Officer with the 7th Infantry Division. He returned to the US in 1964, and joined the ROTC instructor group as Assistant Professor of Military Science at California State Polytechnic College in San Luis, Obispo, CA.
In 1967 he attended the Civil Affairs Officer Advisor Course at Ft. Gordon, GA and departed for the Republic of Vietnam, where he served as Senior District Advisor and then Deputy Sector Advisor in the province of Bien Hoa where he was instrumental in establishing one of the first CORDS offices. He was in Bien Hoa province, in a small hamlet named Duc Tu, when the ammunitions dump at Long Binh Post was destroyed during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
In the fall of 1968, his tour of Vietnam complete, he attended the US Army Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He was Secretary of the General Staff and graduated in 1970. He returned to Europe for a second tour of duty. He served on the NATO Central Army Group Starff and then as Special Assistant and Assistant Political Advisor to eh Commander in Chief, US Army, Europe.
Col Waite returned from Europe in 1974 and attended the Advance Public Relations Course at the University of Wisconsin. He was assigned as Chief of Media Relations, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, Secretary of the Army, until 1978, when he Chief of Public Affairs HQ Sixth Army at the Presidio of San Francisco. He retired from the Army for medical disabilities in August, 1980.
When Col. Waite retired from the Army, the Adjutant General of Oregon selected him to become the Public Affairs Officer for the Oregon Military Department. In 1988, he was appointed Special Assistant, and then Executive Assistant, to the Adjutant General until the position was eliminated and he retired from state employment in 1994. He then began part-time work as Executive Officer of the Oregon Sate Defense Force, the all- volunteer segment of the Organized Militia of the Sate of Oregon (Army and Air National Guard and State Defense Force.) He fully retired in 1996 after 50 years of service in, employment by and association with the Active and Reserve Component military and associated organizations.
Colonel Hugh Gordon Waite is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Nancy Louise, his sister, Mary Ellen Daskalos of Roseburg, his three daughters Stephanie Witherspoon of Chicago, IL, Karen Carroll of Los Olivos, CA, Mary Garvey of Pacific Palisades, CA and his four grandchildren.
Submitted = Stephanie Waite Witherspoon
From = Chicago, IL
Replyemail = ciarrasbc@yahoo.com