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Central Intelligence Agency (1977–2005) William Dawson Waugh (December 1, 1929 – April 4, 2023) was a United States Army Special Forces soldier and Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary operations officer who served more than 50 years between the United States Army's Green Berets and the CIA's Special Activities Division .
- 1948–1972 (Army), 1977–2005 (CIA)
- Sergeant major, Paramilitary Operations Officer
Apr 6, 2023 · Waugh served in wars in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan, and hunted terrorists Carlos the Jackal and Osama bin Laden. He received eight Purple Hearts and was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Vietnam.
Apr 6, 2023 · Billy Waugh served in the Korean, Vietnam and Afghanistan wars, earning multiple awards and honors for his daring feats. He was the first soldier to conduct a HALO jump and a lifelong supporter of the military communities that formed him.
Apr 14, 2023 · William Dawson Waugh was born on Dec. 1, 1929, in Bastrop, Texas, a small city southeast of Austin, to John and Lillian Waugh. His father was a railroad brakeman who died when Billy was about 10 ...
Apr 4, 2023 · Billy Waugh was a famed Army Special Forces soldier and later CIA operative who served in Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan. He participated in the first HALO jump, tracked bin Laden and Carlos the Jackal, and received multiple awards and honors.
Apr 8, 2023 · William “Billy” Waugh, a decorated Special Forces veteran and CIA operative whose more than five decades of missions included a firefight in Vietnam that left him near death, battles in ...
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Jun 30, 2023 · Billy Waugh, left, with retired Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse II, a Tuskegee Airman who spoke at the U.S Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School auditorium following a Feb. 25, 2019 ...
