John H. Hay

John Hancock Hay was a United States Army Lieutenant General who served as commander of the Berlin Brigade, the 1st Infantry Division during the Vietnam War and XVIII Airborne Corps.

World War II
He served with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy reaching the rank of Major.

Post WWII
He served as Commander of the 1st Airborne Battle Group, 327th Infantry Regiment from September 1959 to July 1960 and later as Chief of Staff of the 101st Airborne Division until 1961. In 1962 he served with the Eighth United States Army in South Korea.

BG Hay commanded the Berlin Brigade from 1964 to 1966.

Vietnam War
Hay was assigned to South Vietnam in January 1967 as Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division and remained in this role until February 1968.

He subsequently was promoted to deputy commander of II Field Force, Vietnam and became commander of Capital Military Assistance Command and led the defense of Saigon during the May Offensive. He remained in this role until his departure from South Vietnam in August 1968.

Post Vietnam
He served as commandant of the Command and General Staff College until the end of February 1971.

LG Hay commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps from 1 March 1971 until his retirement in May 1973.