Dan Cragg


Dan Cragg is an American science-fiction author.

Biography

Cragg was born in Rochester, NY, the son of James Wilson and Gertrude Cragg, and was married to Sun P. . 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

The StarFist Saga ''(with David Sherman)''