Thomas M. Montgomery Military person

Lieutenant General Thomas M. Montgomery is a retired US Army officer who served as the deputy commander of UNOSOM I, UNITAF, and UNOSOM II in the Somali Civil War. He once referred to Mogadishu as the "Temple of Doom".

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Thomas M. Montgomery
Birth dateJanuary 23, 1941
Birth place
Indianapolis , Indiana

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award
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Silver Star
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Air Medal
Commendation Medal
United Nations Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
military operations
Somali Civil War
United Nations Operation in Somalia I
Vietnam War
Unified Task Force
United Nations Operation in Somalia II
military branch
United States Army
military command
* Deputy Director of Strategy Plans and Policy US Army
* Commander Joint Task Force Somalia
* Deputy Commander UN Forces Somalia
* Mainz Community Commander US Army Europe
* Staff Officer 23d Infantry Division Vietnam
* Commander 1st Brigade 1st Armored Division US Army Europe
Commander US Forces Somalia
* Deputy Defense Advisor and Military Advisor to the US Ambassador to NATO
* Director of Management Office of the Chief of Staff US Army
* Inspector General 21st Support Command US Army Europe
* Assistant Division Commander 8th Infantry Division
* Troop Commander 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Vietnam
* Commander 2nd Battalion 34th Armor 4th Infantry Division Fort Carson
* US Military Representative to NATO Military Committee
service start1963
service end1997

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