- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Kirk Singlaub
- Nickname
- Jack
- John Singlaub was born on July 10, 1921 in Independence, California, USA. He was married to Mary Osborne and Joan Lafferty. He died on January 29, 2022 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
- SpousesMary Osborne(1945 - 1989) (divorced, 3 children)Joan Lafferty(? - January 29, 2022) (his death)
- In 1977, while Major General Singlaub was Chief of Staff of U.S. forces in South Korea, in an off the record interview with a reporter, General Singlaub expressed his disagreement with President Carter's decision to pull troops from South Korea at a time when North Korea was bulking up its military presence in the region. That 'off the record' discussion ended up on the front page of The Washington Post on May 19, 1977. On May 21, 1977, Carter relieved him of duty for overstepping his bounds and failing to respect the President's authority as Commander-in-Chief. General Singlaub retired from the Army in 1978.
- He is a former Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officer and founding member of the Central Intelligence Agency. He served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam and was awarded many military honors, including the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Air Medal, the Bronze Star and the Silver Star, with all of those except the last accompanied by at least one Oak Leaf Cluster.
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