Tom Umberg
Early life, education, and military service
Early life, education, and military service
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Born in [Cincinnati, Ohio](/wiki/Cincinnati%2C_Ohio "Cincinnati, Ohio") of German ancestry, Umberg graduated with honors from the [University of California, Los Angeles](/wiki/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles "University of California, Los Angeles") in 1977\. He was commissioned [Second Lieutenant](/wiki/Second_Lieutenant "Second Lieutenant") in the [U.S. Army](/wiki/United_States_Army "United States Army"), then promoted to [captain](/wiki/Captain_%28United_States%29 "Captain (United States)"). Umberg served with the [2nd Infantry Division](/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29 "2nd Infantry Division (United States)") in [South Korea](/wiki/South_Korea "South Korea") and with [NATO](/wiki/NATO "NATO") forces in Italy during his time in the army. Umberg also served as a paratrooper with the US Army Special Operations Command, US Army Special Warfare Center and the XVIIIth Airborne Corp. Umberg completed the [Harvard University](/wiki/Harvard_University "Harvard University"), [Kennedy School of Public Policy](/wiki/Kennedy_School_of_Public_Policy "Kennedy School of Public Policy"), Program for Senior Executives in National Security. He was also awarded a master's degree in Strategic Studies from the [U.S. Army War College](/wiki/U.S._Army_War_College "U.S. Army War College"). Umberg remained in the [U.S. Army Reserve](/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve "United States Army Reserve"), rising to the rank of [colonel](/wiki/Colonel "Colonel"). Umberg's military decorations include: the Bronze Star, [Meritorious Service Medal](/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_%28United_States%29 "Meritorious Service Medal (United States)") (2d award), the US [Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award](/wiki/Coast_Guard_Distinguished_Public_Service_Award "Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award"), the [Army Commendation Medal](/wiki/Army_Commendation_Medal "Army Commendation Medal") (2d award), the [Army Achievement Medal](/wiki/Army_Achievement_Medal "Army Achievement Medal"). Umberg is married to [Brigadier General](/wiki/Brigadier_General "Brigadier General") (USA) [Robin Umberg](/wiki/Robin_Umberg "Robin Umberg"), and has three children, Brett, Tommy, and Erin Umberg. Tommy and Erin Umberg both attended law school at UC Berkeley, and subsequently went into private practice.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas\-umberg/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-umberg/)[https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/94025\-ca\-erin\-umberg\-4872304\.html](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/94025-ca-erin-umberg-4872304.html)


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