Major General Michael D. Healy | |
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| Born | June 13, 1926 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | April 14, 2018 (aged 91) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1981 |
| Rank |  Major General (US Army) (Ret.) |
| Commands | Commander, 4th Airborne Ranger Company Chief, Special Warfare Operations and Foreign Intelligence Branch Colonel Senior Adviser, Vietnamese Special Forces Commander, 1st Battalion (Airborne) 501st Infantry Commander, Special Troops Commander, 5th Special Forces Group Brigadier General Commander, 82nd Airborne Division Commanding General, 2nd Regional Assistance Command, Military Region Two "Commander, John F. Kennedy Institute for Special Warfare" Chief of Staff, Combined Military Planning Commander, Army Readiness Region V |
| Battles / wars | Battle at Munsan-Ni, Korea Battle at Hwa Chon Reservoir Korean War Vietnam War *First Tour - July 1963 *Second Tour - August 1964 *Third Tour - March 1969 *Fourth Tour - March 1970 *Fifth Tour - 1972 |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal(3) Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (3) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal (V)(6) Air Medal (V)(4) Purple Heart (2) Army Commendation Medal (2) Navy Commendation Medal (V) Master Parachutist Badge Parachutist Badges of: Cambodia, Iran, Korea, Pakistan, Thailand, Republic of Vietnam |
Major General Michael D. Healy (June 13, 1926 – April 14, 2018) was a general officer in the United States Army who spent 35 years serving in the military, completing tours in Korea and Vietnam. Healy began his career with parachute training in Japan, then attended a number of Army Colleges, including Ranger School. He entered the Korean War as a Company Commander with the Airborne Rangers, a newly formed unit of the Army. Most of his career was spent in Vietnam, where he served five and a half tours, leading the 5th Special Forces Group for almost 20 months, and earning him his first Distinguished Service Medal.