Background
Wolff, Herbert Eric was born on May 24, 1925 in Cologne, Germany. Son of Hugo and Juanna Anna (Van Dam) Wolff.
Wolff, Herbert Eric was born on May 24, 1925 in Cologne, Germany. Son of Hugo and Juanna Anna (Van Dam) Wolff.
Bachelor, Rutgers University, 1953. Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1957. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1962.
Graduate, United States Army War College, 1962. Graduate, Harvard University, 1979.
Wolff"s family fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and moved to the United States. World World War II
Wolff was drafted into the United States. Army in 1943 serving in the Pacific Theater. He volunteered to join the Alamo Scouts and participated in the Raid at Cabanatuan.
In 1945 he was given a battlefield commission to the rank of Second lieutenant and was awarded the Silver Star.
Service after World World War II and during the Korean War
During the Korean War Wolff saw combat earning a second Silver Star. 1960s and the Vietnam War
Wolff"s assignments during this period included the following:
Commanding Officer, Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia (1967-1968)
Assistant Division Commander, 1st Infantry Division, South Vietnam (1969-1970)
Commanding General, Capital Military Assistance Command, South Vietnam (1970)
1970s to 1981
Wolff"s assignments during this period included the following:
Commanding General, United States Army Security Agency, Pacific, Hawaii (1970-1972)
Central Security Service, Fort Meade, Maryland (1970-1975)
Deputy Commander, V Corps, West Germany (1975-1977)
Commander, United States Army CINCPAC Support Group and United States Army Support Command, Hawaii (1977)
Commander, United States Army Western Command (WESTCOM) (1979)
Wolff retired from active service in 1981.
Member of executive board Aloha county Boy Socuts American. Board directors United Service Organizations, ASYMCA, Girl Scouts of the United States, Hawaii. Vice president Hawaiii Committee Foreign Rels.
Past president Pacific Asian Affairs Council. President Hawaii Army Museum Society. Member American Society Corps.
Sections, Association United States Army (trustee), 1st Infantry Division Association, 1st Cavalry Division Association, United States Army Museum Society (president, past president), Plaza Club (president, board directors), Honolulu Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Rotary, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Alice (Billy) Rafael, November 13, 1946 (deceased July, 1987). Children: Karen (deceased January, 1992), Herbert E., Allen R.