Wilbur "Will" Green

Wilbur Murray "Will" Greene (5 September 1930 – 28 April 1972) was a United States Army officer and a paramilitary operative of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Greene first served commendably in the U.S. Special Forces, learning Vietnamese while serving in the Vietnam War and the Korean War. He retired after 20 years (1947–1967) to begin a new career as a Paramilitary Officer in the Special Activities Division (renamed Special Activities Center in 2016 ) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In another, on 4 April 1970, Greene led 3 Special Guerrilla Unit in a counterattack during Campaign 139 that prevented the North Vietnamese from overrunning Long Tieng, the main base of General Vang Pao's guerrilla army on the Plain of Jars.

Greene served twice as the CIA's Chief of Paramilitary Operations before dying on the table during a gall bladder operation at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base on 28 April 1972. His CIA superiors praised his "...exceptionally strong leadership and organizational skills, extensive military experiences, perseverance under harsh conditions, and ability to train others..."