Samuel V. Wilson
Lieutenant General Samuel Vaughan Wilson (September 23, 1923 – June 10, 2017), aka "General Sam", was an American military person. He served as President of Hampden-Sydney College from 1992 through 2000 and as Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from May 1976 through August 1977. He was born in Rice, Virginia.
Wilson died from lung cancer on June 10, 2017 at the age of 93.[1][2]
Samuel V. Wilson Media
Distinguished Service Cross ribbon
Ribbon bar: The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Medal.
Army Good Conduct Medal ribbon
American Defense Service Medal ribbon
American Campaign Medal ribbon
World War II Victory Medal ribbon
Armed Forces Expedtionary Medal ribbon
Army Service Ribbon awarded by the United States Army.
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Vietnam Chuong My Medal ribbon-First Class
References
- ↑ Times-Dispatch, KATIE O’CONNOR Richmond. "Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sam Wilson, former Hampden-Sydney president, dies at age 93". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- ↑ Miles, Jordan (June 10, 2017). Wilson, former H-SC president and military intelligence expert, dies. http://www.farmvilleherald.com/2017/06/wilson-former-h-sc-president-and-military-intelligence-expert-dies/. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
Other websites
- Source material not otherwise credited or linked in this article was compiled in part from www.pamplin.net Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Joe Galloway's January 7, 2004 article "General Sam, We Hardly Know Ye" available at www.military.com, the 1962 Counterinsurgency Symposium hosted by the Rand Corporation, available at www.rand.org, and www.IMDb.com.
- http://www.dia.mil/history/histories/Directors/bio_swilson.html Archived 2010-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
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