David Hackworth

David Hackworth
David Hackworth
	Hackworth in Zagreb, Croatia in December 1995
Birth name	David Haskell Hackworth
Nickname(s)	"Hack", "Mr Infantry"
Born	November 11, 1930; Ocean Park, California, U.S.; (now Santa Monica, California, U.S.)
Died	May 4, 2005 (aged 74); Tijuana, Mexico
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Merchant Marine; United States Army
Years of service	1945 (U.S. Merchant Marine); 1946–1954, 1956–1971 (U.S. Army)
Rank	Colonel
Unit	88th Infantry Division; 25th Infantry Division; 40th Infantry Division; 101st Airborne Division; 9th Infantry Division;
Commands	Tiger Force; 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment;
Battles / wars	World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War;
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross (2); Silver Star (10); Legion of Merit (4); Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal (8) with "V"; Purple Heart (8); Air Medal (34) with "V"; Army Commendation Medal (4) with "V";
Other work	Author, journalist and restaurateur

Colonel David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 – May 4, 2005) was a United States Army officer and journalist, who was highly decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. Hackworth is known for his role in the formation and command of Tiger Force, a military unit from the 101st Airborne Division that used guerrilla warfare tactics against Viet Cong in South Vietnam.

He was the youngest US colonel in Vietnam at the time of his promotion. He was described by General Creighton Abrams, who commanded all US military operations from 1968 to 1972 in Vietnam, as "the best battalion commander I ever saw in the United States Army."