Timothy Maude
Timothy J. Maude | |
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Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart | |
Spouse(s) | Teri Maude (wife) |
Relations | Karen Maude (daughter) Kathleen Koehler (daughter) |
Timothy Joseph Maude (November 18, 1947 – September 11, 2001) was a United States Army lieutenant general who was killed in the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon.
Maude was the highest ranking
Early life
Maude was born in
Career
Upon
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Installation Management, USAREUR) and Seventh Army
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
Maude was stationed in
Maude began the "
Views on homosexuality
Maude was a "point man" for the
C. Dixon Osburn, Executive Director of
Death
On September 11, 2001, Maude was working as the United States Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and was in a meeting when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of the Pentagon. His offices had just days before been moved to the most recently renovated section of the Pentagon. He was the highest ranking military officer killed in the attacks, and the senior-most United States Army officer killed by foreign action since the death of Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. on June 18, 1945, in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.[1]
Personal life
Maude was survived by his wife, Teri, and two daughters, Karen Maude and Kathleen Koehler.
Awards and decorations
1st row | Distinguished Service Medal | Defense Superior Service Medal | Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters | |||
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2nd row | Bronze Star Medal | Purple Heart Medal (posthumously) | Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters | |||
3rd row | Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters | Army Achievement Medal | Good Conduct Medal | |||
4th row | National Defense Service Medal with one service star | Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars | Armed Forces Reserve Medal | |||
5th row | Army Service Ribbon | Overseas Service Ribbon | Vietnam Campaign Medal |
Unit awards | ||
Joint Meritorious Unit Award | Valorous Unit Award | Meritorious Unit Commendation |
Superior Unit Award | Republic of Vietnam Gallantry
Cross Unit Citation |
Civil Actions Unit Citation |
Legacy
Maude was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on October 6, 2001.[3] Almost seven months later, on April 30, 2002, the Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude Center for Human Resources was dedicated in his honor at the Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, where he served from 1995 to 1998 as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Installation Management. It was his last assignment before being stationed in Washington, D.C.
In 2010, the United States Army
At the
The Knights of Columbus named the Timothy J. Maude Council 10292 in Wiesbaden, Germany in Maude's memory.[6]
References
- ^ a b Carlson, John (September 11, 2013). "9/11 a day of remembrance" Archived 2013-09-18 at archive.today. The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana.
- ^ Cassels, Peter (September 27, 2001). "Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' point man killed in Pentagon plane attack". Bay Windows. New England.
- ^ Burial Detail: Maude, Timothy J (Site 30, Grave 416-H) – ANC Explorer
- The Associated Press/Stars and Stripes.
- ^ "South Pool: Panel S-74 – Timothy J. Maude". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. October 16, 2012.
Further reading
- Semeraro, Karen (March 18, 2005). "LTG Timothy J. Maude: Leader of Change" (PDF). USAWC Strategy Research Project. United States Army War College. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- Williams, Antwan C. (July 10, 2011). "10 years of memories, ARSOUTH officer recalls tragic day for the first time since attack". United States Army South. Fort Sam Houston, Texas: United States Army. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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External links
- Timothy J. Maude at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website
- Biography of Timothy J. Maude at Maude Foundation