Antonio M. Taguba

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Antonio Mario Taguba (born October 31, 1950 in Sampaloc / Manila in the Philippines ) is a former major general in the US Army . He was made known through an - originally secret - investigation report, also known as the Taguba Report, published in 2004 on cases of torture in Abu Ghuraib prison . Taguba is the second Filipino-American to be promoted to general rank. After his critical investigation report became known, however, his career was effectively over and he retired on January 1, 2007.

Military career

Taguba's father was a soldier in World War II and survived the Bataan Death March . Taguba himself was raised by his mother and grandmother. At the age of eleven, his family moved to Hawaii , USA .

Taguba graduated from Leilehua High School in 1968 and graduated from Idaho State University with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1972 . He also completed training for tank officers, the Command and General Staff College , the College of Naval Command and Staff , and the US Army War College . Taguba holds three Masters of Arts degrees : in Public Administration from Webster University , in International Relations from Salve Regina College, and in National Security and Strategic Studies from Naval War College .

After graduating from Idaho State in 1972, Taguba received his officer license as a second lieutenant and was trained as a tank officer. Its first use was in the 1st Battalion , 72nd US Tank Regiment , 2nd US Infantry Division of the 8th US Army in South Korea . He then commanded the headquarters company, the staff and faculty battalion of the US Army Field Artillery School in Fort Sill , Oklahoma . This was followed by an assignment abroad in Germany, where he commanded the B Company of the 4th Battalion of the 69th US Tank Regiment in Mainz . This was followed by another assignment in South Korea, where he took command of the 1st Battalion, 72nd US Tank Regiment of the 2nd US Infantry Division at Camp Casey. Back in the United States , he was given command of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Armored Division and then of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Hood , Texas . Taguba then commanded the US Army Community and Family Support Center in Alexandria , Virginia, with the rank of Brigadier General .

In the following years Taguba went through various staff assignments. He served as a materials systems analyst in the office of the Chief of Staff of the Army at the Pentagon , then again in South Korea as Executive Officer and J5 (Planning and Strategy ) of the US Forces in Yongsan . He was then Chief of Staff of the US Army Reserve Command at Fort McPherson , Georgia and later forward deployed assistant division commander of the 24th US Infantry Division (mechanized). Taguba then served as Deputy Commanding General (South) of the 1st US Army in Fort Jackson , South Carolina .

In Alexandria , Virginia , Taguba was promoted to Brigadier General and commanded the US Army Community and Family Support Center there . He then took over the post of Acting Director of the Army Staff at the US Army Headquarters in the Department of Defense .

2004 served Major General Taguba as deputy commanding general for support of the already ten months 3rd US Army , US Army Central Command of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command in Kuwait , when he was assigned the cases of torture in Abu Ghraib prison to examine. After the publication of his - originally secret - investigation report, the Taguba Report, in May 2004, which was very critical, his career was effectively over. Later that month, he was transferred to the Pentagon , where he held the post of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Education, Training and Mobilization in the Assistant Secretary of Defense's office for reserve affairs.

In January 2006, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Richard A. Cody advised Taguba to retire in January 2007.

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

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  1. ↑ a b c Fil-Am general Praised for report ( Memento of 22 May 2004 at the Internet Archive ) ( The Baltimore Sun . ABS-CBN news of 8 May 2004. English)
  2. ↑ Bert Eljera: Army appoints its second Fil-Am general ( Memento from August 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) ( AsianWeek from August 1, 1997; English)
  3. ↑ Profile of the US Army ( Memento from June 11, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) (from December 10, 2003; English)
  4. ↑ a b The General's Report (Seymour Hersh in: The New Yorker, June 25, 2007; English)

Web links

Wikisource: Taguba Report  - Sources and full texts
personal data
SURNAME Taguba, Antonio M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Taguba, Antonio Mario (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American major general
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines