List of Delta Force members
The following is a list of notable Delta Force members:
- Major General Eldon Bargewell: Commander of Delta Force from 1996–1998.[1]
- Colonel Charles Beckwith: Founder and inaugural commander of Delta Force.[2]
- Lieutenant General William G. Boykin: Commander of Delta Force from 1992 to 1994. Commanding Officer of Delta Force at the Battle of Mogadishu.[3]
- Master Sergeant Gary Gordon: Medal of Honor, Killed in action on October 3, 1993, during the Battle of Mogadishu.[4]
- Command Sergeant Major Eric L. Haney: Wrote the book Inside Delta Force, upon which the television series The Unit is based.[5][6]
- General Peter Schoomaker: Commander of Delta Force from 1989 to 1992 and later commander of JSOC, USASOC and SOCOM.[7]
- Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart: Medal of Honor, Killed in action on October 3, 1993, during the Battle of Mogadishu.[8]
- Colonel Lee Van Arsdale: Delta Force Colonel during Battle of Mogadishu
- Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler: U.S. Army Ranger and assaulter in Delta Force. Served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Killed in 2015 during the ISIL Prison Raid of Operation Inherent Resolve. Earned 11 Bronze Star Medals with four valor devices.
See also
References
- ↑ Department of Defense
- ↑ "1st Brigade "Bastogne": Distinguished Members of the Regiment". Archived from the original on 2004-12-04.
- ↑ Christian Soldier Washington Post, November 6, 2003
- ↑ "U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum". October 16, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ↑ Lardner, Richard (2006-04-11). "Delta Force Vets Dismiss Claims Of 'The Unit' Writer". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ↑ "The Unit on CBS". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14.
- ↑ Bell, William Gardner (2005). "Peter Schoomaker". Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff 1775-2005:Portraits & Biographical Sketches of the United States Army's Senior Officer. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 166–170. ISBN 0-16-072376-0. CMH Pub 70–14.
- ↑ Bowden, Mark (2000). Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-028850-3.
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