Thomas E. Matthews | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Colonel |
| Education | Drexel University |
Thomas E. Matthews (born 1949) is a retired United States Army (1972–2002) colonel who is best known for his commanding role in the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. During the Battle of Mogadishu, Matthews and a Delta Force officer, Lt Col Gary Harrell commanded the helicopters Super 6-3 circling over the battle. Matthews was an adviser for the movie Black Hawk Down about the Battle of Mogadishu and was portrayed in the movie by Glenn Morshower.[1] During the Battle of Mogadishu, Matthews was the commander of 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), of which 5 members of his unit were killed when two Black Hawk Helicopters were shot down by the forces of Somali Warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.[2][3] Matthews was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal by President Bill Clinton for his actions in Somalia.[4] Matthews later retired from Military Service and works in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Department of Defense.[4] He currently resides in Northern Virginia with his family.
References[]
- ↑ "Thomas Matthews". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2577697/.
- ↑ ""Black Hawk Down": Leading in Crisis". http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/3430.htmlblack-hawk-down-leading-in-crisis.
- ↑ reporter, Robert K. Elder, Tribune staff. "The war stories of `Black Hawk Down'". https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-01-20-0201200479-story.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Snead, Elizabeth (January 13, 2002). "The Special Operation Of 'Black Hawk Down'". https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2002/01/13/the-special-operation-of-black-hawk-down/cbf4cff9-610e-49d2-b44c-7a12f10909f5/.
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