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| Born | (1947-11-18)November 18, 1947 Indianapolis,Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 53) The Pentagon,Virginia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Terrorist attack |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2001 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart |
| Alma mater | Golden Gate University (BA) Ball State University (MPA) |
| Spouse | Teri Maude (wife) |
| Relations | Karen Maude (daughter) Kathleen Koehler (daughter) |
Timothy Joseph Maude (November 18, 1947 – September 11, 2001) was aUnited States Armylieutenant general who was killed in theSeptember 11 attacks atthe Pentagon.
Maude was the highest rankingU.S. military officer killed in the September 11 attacks and the most senior United States Army officer killed by foreign action since the death of Lieutenant GeneralSimon Bolivar Buckner Jr. on June 18, 1945, in theBattle of Okinawa duringWorld War II.[1] Maude had been serving as the U.S. Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and was at a meeting whenAmerican Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side ofthe Pentagon. His offices had just days before been moved to the most recently renovated section of the Pentagon.
Maude was born inIndianapolis,Indiana, on November 18, 1947. He joined the United States Army as an enlisted soldier on March 21, 1966, when he was eighteen years old. He initially intended to become apriest and graduated from theLatin School of Indianapolis, a Roman Catholic seminary high school, but received hiscommission as asecond lieutenant upon completingOfficer Candidate School in February 1967. He earned aBachelor of Arts in management fromGolden Gate University and aMaster of Public Administration fromBall State University.
Uponcommission, Maude served one year inSouth Vietnam. The remainder of his career was spent in the continentalUnited States,West Germany, andSouth Korea. His assignments included:
Maude was stationed inWashington, D.C. by August 1998 and was nominated as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel byPresident Clinton'sSecretary of Defense,William S. Cohen, in May 2000.
Maude began the "Army of One" recruiting campaign, primarily utilizing television and internet advertising. He testified before theU.S. Congress concerning the necessity of meeting recruiting goals to fulfill the United States Army's missions. In September 2001, he announced that theArmy of One campaign was drawing more recruits. On September 4, 2001, it was reported that the United States Army had met its goals early foractive duty soldiers and that theUnited States Army Reserve andUnited States Army National Guard would meet theirs by the end of the month.
Maude was a "point man" for theDon't Ask Don't Tell policy and matters concerningLGBT issues. When Private First ClassBarry Winchell was murdered by Calvin Glover because it was rumored that Winchell was gay, Maude was one of the Army leaders who met with Winchell's mother, Patricia Kutteles.[2]
C. Dixon Osburn, executive director ofServicemembers Legal Defense Network, said in a press release: "Lt. Gen. Maude has played a pivotal role in developing and implementing key programs related toLGBT military personnel."
On September 11, 2001, Maude was working as the United States Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and was in a meeting whenAmerican Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of thePentagon. His offices had just days before been moved to the most recently renovated section of the Pentagon. He was the highest rankingmilitary officer killed in the attacks, and the senior-most United States Army officer killed by foreign action since the death of Lieutenant GeneralSimon Bolivar Buckner Jr. on June 18, 1945, in theBattle of Okinawa duringWorld War II.[1]
Maude was survived by his wife, Teri, and two daughters, Karen Maude and Kathleen Koehler.
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| 1st row | Distinguished Service Medal | Defense Superior Service Medal | Legion of Merit with threeoak leaf clusters | |||
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| 2nd row | Bronze Star Medal | Purple Heart Medal (posthumously) | Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters | |||
| 3rd row | Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters | Army Achievement Medal | Good Conduct Medal | |||
| 4th row | National Defense Service Medal with one service star | Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars | Armed Forces Reserve Medal | |||
| 5th row | Army Service Ribbon | Overseas Service Ribbon | Vietnam Campaign Medal | |||
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| Joint Meritorious Unit Award | Valorous Unit Award | Meritorious Unit Commendation |
| Superior Unit Award | Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation | Civil Actions Unit Citation |
Maude was interred atArlington National Cemetery on October 6, 2001.[3] Almost seven months later, on April 30, 2002, the Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude Center for Human Resources was dedicated in his honor at theCampbell Barracks inHeidelberg, Germany, where he served from 1995 to 1998 as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Installation Management. It was his last assignment before being stationed in Washington, D.C.
In 2010, the United States ArmyHuman Resources Command named their new Center of Excellence atFort Knox, Kentucky after Maude.[4]
At theNational 9/11 Memorial, Maude is memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-74.[5]
TheKnights of Columbus named the Timothy J. Maude Council 10292 inWiesbaden, Germany in Maude's memory.[6]
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