▁the ▁D elta . ▁ ▁Left ▁behind ▁in ▁Sa ig on , ▁H ank ▁was ▁now ▁even ▁more ▁eager ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁real ▁in - country ▁action . ▁He ▁was ▁fr ustr ated ▁to ▁find ▁himself ▁merely ▁a ▁" Sa ig on ▁comm ando ." ▁As ▁for ▁Ward , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁naval ▁two - star ▁in ▁a ▁largely ▁three - star ▁organization . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁have ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁senior ▁officers ' ▁mess . ▁" The ▁Army ▁had ▁more ▁gener als ▁in - country ▁than ▁they ▁had ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ," ▁H ank ▁maintained . ▁After ▁four ▁months ▁of ▁p est ering ▁Ward ▁for ▁a ▁transfer , ▁H ank ▁finally ▁got ▁orders ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁chief ▁staff ▁officer ▁for ▁CD R ▁Jim ▁C ron ander , ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁D elta ▁River ▁Pat rol ▁Group , ▁Task ▁Group ▁ 1 1 6 . 1 . ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁Can ▁Th o ▁in ▁November , ▁H ank ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁senior ▁naval ▁officer ▁south ▁of ▁Sa ig on . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁Born ▁into ▁an ▁ill ust ri ous ▁naval ▁family ▁on ▁both ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁and ▁father ' s ▁sides , ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Henry ▁C . ▁Must in ▁further ed ▁the ▁family ' s ▁reputation ▁for ▁service ▁to ▁country . ▁ ▁His ▁father ’ s ▁side ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁His ▁third - gre at - grand father