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A tribute to
“General Sam”
Lt. Gen. Samuel V. Wilson (Ret)
 Lt.
General
Samuel V. Wilson
inducted into the
Ranger's Hall of Fame - 1993

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Marauders.ORG
Rangers Hall of Fame
@ Marauders.ORG
Wilson
Center for Leadership
Hampden-Sydney College
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LIEUTENANT GENERAL SAMUEL V.
WILSON (Ret)
General Samuel V. Wilson
was inducted into the Ranger
Hall of Fame for heroism, extraordinary achievement, and continued service to his country and the special operations
community. General Wilson began his special operations service with the Office of Strategic Services and subsequently
with the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), popularly known as Merrill's Marauders, in the China-Burma-lndia Theater
during World War 11. As a highly decorated combat veteran, General Wilson returned to the United States where he
entered the Army's Foreign Area Specialist Training Program. Upon completion of the program, he was assigned to
various tours involving the Iron Curtain countries and the Soviet Union. His expertise was recognized quickly and
he was assigned to several high level positions within the Department of Defense and Department of State.
As a general officer, some of his assignments included: Assistant Division Commander (Operations), 82d Airborne Division;
United States Defense Attaché to the Soviet Union; Deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence; and
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. General Wilson's expertise in the area of special operations has
been recognized and he remains a consultant to the Secretary of Defense and the Congress for matters concerning both
special operations and intelligence.
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Webmaster's
note: In 1967, (upon completion of my Special Forces Training) I was assigned to the 6th Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg,
North Carolina. My duty assignment was to Headquarters, 6th Special Forces Group
where I worked for the Group Commanding Officer: Colonel Samuel V. Wilson. Colonel Wilson was probably one
of the most interesting and "visionary" people I had the good
fortune of knowing and serving with during my time with the US Army.
From Colonel Wilson, I learned aspects of leadership that are rarely in the
textbooks.
William E.
Pamplin
Lt. Gen.
Samuel V. Wilson, US Army (Retired)
Chronology of Assignments and Positions
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2000-Present President Emeritus, Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, and
James C. Wheat, Jr. Professor of Leadership
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1992-2000
President, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
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1977-1992
College professor; writer/lecturer; consultant to industry and government at
State and National levels
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1976-1977
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
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1974-1976
Deputy to Director, Central Intelligence Agency,
for the Intelligence Community
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1973-1974
Deputy Director for Estimates, Defense Intelligence Agency;
Deputy Director for Attaché Affairs, Defense Intelligence Agency
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1971-1973
U. S. Defense Attaché/Moscow, USSR
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1970-1971
Assistant Division Commander (Operations)
82nd Airborne Division, US Army
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1969-1970
Assistant Commandant, John F. Kennedy Institute for
Military Assistance, US Army
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1967-1968
Commander, 6th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
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1966-1967
U.S. Mission Coordinator/Vietnam and Minister-Counselor,
American Embassy, Saigon
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1964-1966
Associate Director for Field Operations, USAID/Vietnam
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1961-1963
Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
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1940-1960
Numerous assignments in all ranks of US Army, including:
Rifle Company Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant and acting First Sergeant;
Officer in World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS);
Intelligence/Reconnaissance Platoon Leader and Rifle Company Commander
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) -- "Merrill's Marauders"
Infantry School Instructor
Post-graduate student, Columbia University/Russian Institute
Student in US Army Foreign Area Specialist Training Program/Russian
Intelligence Officer, US Army General Staff
Consultant on Soviet Affairs, Office Secretary of Defense and Operations
Coordinating Board (White House)
CIA Clandestine Operations Case Officer; Director of Instruction, US Army
Special Warfare School.
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