- Timothy Maude
Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude (
November 18 ,1947 –September 11 ,2001 ) was the highest ranking military officer killed in theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks and the most senior U.S. army officer killed by enemy action since Simon B. Buckner in 1945. [Lisa Burgess. " [http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=3848&archive=true Army releases Pentagon casualty list; Lt. Gen. Maude was among victims] *," "Stars and Stripes Website ",September 16 ,2001 . Retrieved onApril 9 ,2007 . In case of broken link see Google's cached article:Google . [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:9CK5PIH7fjsJ:www.estripes.com/article.asp%3Fsection%3D104%26article%3D3848%26archive%3Dtrue+Army+releases+Pentagon+casualty+list%3B+Lt.+Gen.+Maude+was+among+victims&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us Army releases Pentagon casualty list; Lt. Gen. Maude was among victims] ," "Google Website",May 27 ,2007 . Retrieved onApril 9 ,2007 . ] He was serving as theU.S. Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and was at a meeting whenAmerican Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side ofThe Pentagon . His offices had recently been moved to the most recently renovated section ofthe Pentagon .Personal background
Maude was born in
Indianapolis, Indiana andenlisted onMarch 21 ,1966 . He received hiscommission as a Second Lieutenant upon completingOfficer Candidate School in February 1967. He earned aBachelor of Arts in management fromGolden Gate University and a Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration fromBall State University . Initially Maude had intended to become apriest and graduated fromLatin school with the intention of attendingseminary . He is survived by his wife, Teri, and two daughters, Kathleen Koehler and Karen Maude.Arlington National Cemetery . " [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tjmaude.htm Timothy J. Maude, Lieutenant General, United States Army] ," "Arlington National Cemetery Website". Retrieved onApril 9 ,2007 .]Army career
Upon being
commissioned he served one year inVietnam and the rest of his career in theUnited States ,Germany andKorea . His assignments include:Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Installation Management
Seventh United States Army a.k.a. United States Army Europe andSeventh Army orUSAREUR Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
United States Army Nomination as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
Maude was stationed in
Washington D.C. in August 1998 and was nominated as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel byPresident Bill Clinton 'sSecretary of Defense ,William S. Cohen , in May 2000.ervice as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
Maude began the Army of One campaign using television and internet advertising. He had testified before
US Congress concerning the necessity of meeting recruiting goals to fulfill theUnited States Army 's missions.In September 2001 he announced that the Army of One campaign was drawing more recruits and on
September 4 , 2001 it was reported that theArmy had met its goals early foractive duty soldier s and that the Army Reserve and National Guard would meet theirs by the end of the month.Views on homosexuality
Maude was a point man for the
Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and matters concerningLGBT issues. WhenPrivate First Class Barry Winchell was murdered by Calvin Glover because it was rumored that Winchell was gay, Maude was one of the Army leaders who met with Winchell's mother, Patricia Kutteles. Fisher had taken Winchell to a club where he met and began seeing male to femaletransgender showgirlCalpernia Addams .C. Dixon Osburn, Executive Director of
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network , said in a press release: "Lt. Gen. Maude has played a pivotal role in developing and implementing key programs related toLGBT military personnel. In addition to working on the services' most comprehensive 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' training programs, Maude has been an effective leader in working to protect our men and women in uniform from anti-gay harassment." [Servicemembers Legal Defense Network . " [http://www.sldn.org/templates/press/record.html?section=2&record=396 Lieutenant General Tasked With Army's Implementation of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Missing In Wake of Attack on Pentagon] ," "Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Website".September 17 ,2001 . Retrieved onApril 9 ,2007 .]In remembrance
Maude was buried at
Arlington National Cemetery onOctober 6 ,2001 . OnApril 30 ,2002 the Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude Center for Human Resources was dedicated in his honor onCampbell Barracks inHeidelberg ,Germany where he served from 1995 to 1998 as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Installation Management. It was his last assignment before being stationed inWashington D.C. Dates of rank and military awards
Second Lieutenant: February 1967
Lieutenant General: May 2000Lt. Gen. Maudes's personal decorations include:
Distinguished Service Medal -
Defense Superior Service Medal -Legion of Merit with threeoak leaf clusters - Bronze Star -Purple Heart - Meritorious Service Medal with fouroak leaf clusters -Army Commendation Medal with twooak leaf clusters -Army Achievement Medal -Army General Staff Identification Badge ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tjmaude.htm Timothy J. Maude] via Arlington Cemetery
* [http://www.maudefoundation.org/aboutTim.html Biography of LTG Timothy J. Maude] via the Maude Foundation
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