# Herbert E. Wolff

Herbert E. Wolff (May 24, 1925 – April 17, 2009) was a United States Army Major General.

## Early life and education

Wolff was born in Cologne, Germany, on May 24, 1925. Wolff's family fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and moved to the United States.

## Career
### World War II

Wolff was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. He served 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 War II and during the Korean War

During the Korean War Wolff saw combat and earned a second Silver Star.

### 1960s and the Vietnam War

Wolff graduated from the Army War College.
Wolff's assignments during this period included the following:
* Commanding Officer, Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia (1967-1968)
* Deputy Commanding General, US Army Training Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey (1968-1969)
* 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, US Army Security Agency, Pacific, Hawaii (1970-1972)
* Central Security Service, Fort Meade, Maryland (1970-1975)
* Deputy Commander, V Corps, West Germany (1975-1977)
* Commander, US Army CINCPAC Support Group and US Army Support Command, Hawaii (1977)
* Commander, US Army Western Command (WESTCOM) (1979)
Wolff retired from active service in 1981.

## Awards and decorations

* Combat Infantryman Badge (second award)
* Basic Army Aviator Badge
* Master Parachutist Badge
* Army Staff Identification Badge
* Vietnamese Parachutist Badge
* Unidentified foreign parachutist badge
* ? Overseas Service Bars
* Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
* Silver Star with oak leaf cluster
* Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
* Distinguished Flying Cross
* Bronze Star with "V" device and three oak leaf clusters
* Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
* Joint Service Commendation Medal
* Army Commendation Medal
* Purple Heart
* Army Presidential Unit Citation with two oak leaf clusters
* Army Good Conduct Medal
* American Campaign Medal
* Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with five bronze service stars
* World War II Victory Medal
* Army of Occupation Medal
* National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf clusters
* Korean Service Medal with four service stars
* Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars
* Philippine Liberation Medal with three service stars
* National Order of Vietnam, Knight
* Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palms and stars
* Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class
* Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
* Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
* Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
* Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation
* United Nations Korea Medal
* Vietnam Campaign Medal

## Personal life

While still on active service in Hawaii, Wolff was instrumental in the preservation of Battery Randolph at Fort DeRussy and the creation of a museum there, founding the nonprofit Hawaii Army Museum Society in 1976 and serving as its president for more than 30 years.
After retiring from the U.S. Army in 1981, Wolff remained in Honolulu, Hawaii. Wolff died on April 17, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. He was survived by two sons and eight grandchildren.