Dan Cragg

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Dan Cragg
Dan Cragg

Dan Cragg (born September 6, 1939, in Rochester, NY) is an American soldier, essayist, and science-fiction author.

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[edit] Biography

Dan Cragg (second from left), along with David Sherman, and son, Tam Le and daughter-in-law Hoa Cragg
Dan Cragg (second from left), along with David Sherman, and son, Tam Le and daughter-in-law Hoa Cragg

He is the son of James Wilson and Gertrude (nee Finucane) Cragg and is married to Sun P. (nee Yi) (Seoul, Korea, March 28, 1974). They have one child, a son, named Tam Le, gunnery sergeant, UMCR & currently a police officer, Prince George's County, MD; two grandchildren, Thomas and Heather.

[edit] Education

[edit] Memberships

  • Company Military Historians
  • National Rifle Association
  • Arlington Historical Society
  • Fairfax Historical Society
  • Rochester Historical Society

[edit] Military career

Served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1980, retiring with the rank of Sergeant Major. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, 1962-63 and 1965-69 as well as tours of duty in Germany, Italy, and South Korea. From 1985-2003, worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC as a management analyst; member, Fairfax County History Commission, 1997-2003; auxiliary police officer, Fairfax County PD, 1996-2002.

During his tour of duty in the US Army received, among other awards the Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal, with eleven campaign stars.

[edit] Writing Career

Cragg writes both military-related fiction and non-fiction.

[edit] Non-Fiction

Journalism: OpEd pieces, "The Washington Times," "The Wall Street Journal," "The Army Times," "Army Magazine," and many other journals; over 100 book reviews for "The Washington Times" newspaper.

[edit] As Editor

as D. J. CRAGG

  • Francis Grose, The Mirror's Image: Advice to the Officers of the British Army, with a Biographical Sketch of the Life and a Bibliography of the Works of Captain Francis Grose, F.S.A., Owlswick, 1978 (also wrote introduction).
  • Guardians of the Republic (A History of the non-commissioned officer corps of the U.S. Army), Random House (New York City), 1992.
  • Operation Thirty-Four Alpha (history of U.S.-controlled commando operations in North Vietnam), Ballantine, 1992.

[edit] Fiction

  • The Soldier's Prize (novel), Ballantine (New York City), 1986.

[edit] Science Fiction

[edit] The StarFist Saga (with David Sherman)

[edit] The StarFirst: Force Recon Saga (with David Sherman)

[edit] Novels not part of a series

[edit] External links

The following links were last verified 26 January 2006.