Occupation Soldier, Author Name Dan Cragg | Role Essayist | |
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Books Jedi Trial, First to Fight, Steel Gauntlet, Wings of Hell, Kingdom's Fury Similar People David Sherman, Matthew Stover, Steve Perry, Michael Reaves, Sean Stewart |
Dan Cragg (born September 6, 1939 in Rochester, NY) is an American science-fiction author.
Contents
- Biography
- Military career
- Writing career
- Non fiction
- As editor
- Fiction
- The StarFist Saga with David Sherman
- The StarFirst Force Recon Saga with David Sherman
- Novels not part of a series
- References
Biography
He is the son of James Wilson and Gertrude (née Finucane) Cragg and was married to Sun P. (née Yi) (Seoul, Korea, March 28, 1974). They have one child, a son, named Tam Le, who was a Marine then a police officer, Prince George's County, MD; two grandchildren, Thomas and Heather. Mrs. Cragg died on April 14, 2009 after a lingering illness.
Military career
Served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1980, retiring with the rank of Sergeant Major. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, 1962–63 and 1965-69 as well as tours of duty in Germany, Italy, and South Korea. From 1985-2003, worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC as a management analyst; member, Fairfax County History Commission, 1997–2003; auxiliary police officer, Fairfax County PD, 1996-2002.
During his tour of duty in the US Army received, among other awards the Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal, with eleven campaign stars.
Writing career
Cragg writes both military-related fiction and non-fiction.
Non-fiction
Journalism: OpEd pieces, "The Washington Times," "The Wall Street Journal," "The Army Times," "Army Magazine," and many other journals; over 100 book reviews for "The Washington Times" newspaper.
As editor
as D. J. CRAGG