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{{Infobox military person |name= Eldon A. Bargewell |image= File:Major General Eldon Bargewell.jpg |image_size= 250 |alt= |caption= Major General Eldon A. Bargewell |birth_date= |death_date= |birth_place= |death_place= |placeofburial= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flag|United States}} |branch= {{army|United States}} |serviceyears= 1967–1973 (enlisted) 1973–2006 (Officer) |rank= Major General |servicenumber= |unit= |commands= Special Operations Command Europe Delta Force Joint Special Operations Command 5th Special Forces Group Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group |battles= Vietnam War Operation Just Cause Operation Acid Gambit War in Afghanistan |awards= Distinguished Service Cross Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart |relations= |laterwork= }}Major General Eldon A. Bargewell was a General in the United States Army and former commander of Delta Force. Bargewell was born in Hoquiam, Washington and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1965 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. He completed the Special Forces Qualification Course in 1968. [1] During the Vietnam War Bargewell was accepted into MACV-SOG where he served at the "Command And Control North (CCN)" launch site at Da Nang and served as Non-Commissioned Officer Team Leader for Reconnaissance Team "Viper" (all CCN teams were named for states or snakes). While serving with CCN, Bargewell earned the Distinguished Service Cross in September 1971 for his actions in combat his saving his team and getting them to safety.[2] He then received his officer's commission in 1973.[3]Bargewell first assignment as a member of the 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Washington where he later served as rifle platoon leader and executive officer. As a Captain, Bargewell was assigned as Rifle Company Commander with 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry. .[4] In 1981 Bargewell volunteered for and completed a specialized selection course for assignment to Delta Force where he would serve as Operations Officer, Squadron Executive Officer, Troop commander, Squadron Commander (twice), Deputy Commander and unit commander from July 1996 to July 1998.[5][6] While in Delta Force Bargewell participated in Operation Acid Gambit during the invasion of Panama, including the rescue of American citizen Curt Muse from the Modelo prison.[7] He commanded a Delta Force Squadron during Operation Desert Storm in western Iraq.[7] In 1998 Bargewell became Commanding General of Special Operations Command Europe[8] followed by assistant chief of staff for SFOR military operations in Sarajevo,[9] Bargewell returned to the continental United States and served as director of the center operations, plans, and policies of United States Special Operations Command.[10] In 2005, Bargwell became Director of Strategic Operations at Multinational Force Iraq.[11] While serving as the Operations Officer Bargewell pursued an outside administrative investigation as to how knowledge of the Haditha incident in Iraq passed up the Marine chain of command and whether or not any commanders lied in their reports. The informal investigation, pursuant to Army regulation AR 15-6, began on March 19, 2006 and was expected to examine how servicemembers and their commanders were trained in the rules of engagement.[12][13] The completed report was sent to Army Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, the second-ranked US commander in Iraq, on the morning of June 15, 2006. This was separate from a criminal investigation being conducted by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Distinguished Service Cross citationThe President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Staff Sergeant Eldon A. Bargewell, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Command and Control (North), Task Force 1, Studies and Observations Group, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, attached to U.S. Army Vietnam Training Advisory Group (TF1AE), U.S. Army Vietnam Training Support Headquarters. Staff Sergeant Bargewell distinguished himself on 27 September 1971 while serving as a member of a long range reconnaissance team operating deep in enemy territory. On that date, his team came under attack by an estimated 75 to 100 man enemy force. Staff Sergeant Bargewell suffered multiple fragmentation wounds from an exploding B-40 rocket in the initial assault, but despite the serious wounds, placed a deadly volume of machine gun fire on the enemy line. As the enemy advanced, he succeeded in breaking the assault and forced them to withdraw with numerous casualties. When the enemy regrouped, they resumed their assault on the beleaguered team, placing a heavy volume of small arms and automatic weapons fire on Staff Sergeant Bargewell's sector of the defensive perimeter. Again he exposed himself to the enemy fire in order to hold his position and prevent the enemy from overrunning the small team. After breaking the enemy assault, the team withdrew to a nearby guard. At the landing zone, Staff sergeant Bargewell refused medical treatment in order to defend a sector of the perimeter, and insured the safe extraction of his team. Staff Sergeant Bargewell's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Army, Vietnam, General Orders No. 3391 (November 30, 1971) Action Date: 27-Sep-71 Service: Army Rank: Staff Sergeant Company: Command and Control (North), TF 1, SOG Regiment: 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Division: 1st Special Forces Awards and decorations Combat Infantryman Badge | Master Parachutist Badge | Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge | Special Forces Tab | Ranger tab | Unidentified parachutist badge | United States Special Operations Command Combat Service Identification Badge | Army Special Forces Command Distinctive Unit Insignia | ? Overseas Service Bars |
Army Distinguished Service Cross | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} Defense Distinguished Service Medal | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Distinguished Service Medal | number=1|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}} Legion of Merit | number=0|type=oak|name=Bronze Star ribbon|width=60}} Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and silver oak leaf cluster | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=60}} Purple Heart with three oak leaf clusters | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Defense Meritorious Service Medal | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} Meritorious Service Medal | Air Medal | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Commendation Medal with "V" device and oak leaf cluster | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Presidential Unit Citation | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} Joint Meritorious Unit Award | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} Valorous Unit Award | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Meritorious Unit Commendation | Army Outstanding Civilian Service Award | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Good Conduct Medal | number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars | number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead device and service star | number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Vietnam Service Medal with six service stars | number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=60}} Southwest Asia Service Medal | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed_Forces_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=60}} Armed Forces Service Medal | number=0|type=service-star|name=Humanitarian Service ribbon|width=60}} Humanitarian Service Medal | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=NCO Professional Development Ribbon.svg|width=60}} NCO Professional Development Ribbon | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Service Ribbon | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Overseas Service Ribbon | number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg|width=60}} NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia | French commemorative medal | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.png|width=60}} Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Civil Action Unit Citation.png|width=60}} Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation | number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=60}} Vietnam Campaign Medal | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) |
See also{{portal|United States Army}}References- "House to Look Into Probe of Pendleton Marines" by Tony Perry, LA Times
1. ^Gray's Harbor's Culture of Success 2. ^List of Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross 3. ^Stars and Stripes 4. ^75th Ranger Association Roster 5. ^Discover Fayetteville 6. ^Department of Defense 7. ^1 Fury, Dalton. Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-312-38439-5}} p. 40-41. 8. ^Department of Defense 9. ^Department of Defense 10. ^Special Operations Warrior Foundation News Archive 11. ^ 12. ^"No direct link ties Marine to deaths" by Denver Post Staff Writers, Denver Post. 13. ^"Haditha probe finds false reports" by Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post.
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