Colonel Robert Yocom was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 12 October 1942, class number 81. His first duty assignment was as A&P Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 393 Infantry, 99th Infantry Division, Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Bn Comm Off, 2nd Bn, 393 Inf, 99th Inf Div, Camp Maxey, Texas; Bn Commo Off, 2nd Bn, 393 Inf, 99th Inf Div, Germany; Regiment Commo Off & Headquarters Co Comdr, 18th Inf Reg, 1st Inf Div, Germany; Company Commander, 6002 ASU Post, PSF, California; Regiment Headquarters Co Comdr, 350th Inf Regiment, Austria; Regiment S-4, 350th Inf Regiment, Austria; Ass’t Fac & Instl Br, Instl Div, G-4 Sec, TUSA, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Ch, Opns Div, G-4 Advisory Sec, KMAG, Korea; Chief, Acquisition Branch, Family Housing Division, ODCSLOG, DA; Special Projects Br, USAREUR Log Div, Germany; Deputy Battle Group Commander, 1st Bg, 4th Inf, Germany; Battalion  Commander, 1st Bn, 15th Inf (Mech), Germany; Chief, Class Scheduling & Requirement Section, Operation Officer, USAIS, Fort Benning, Georgia. | Colonel Yocom's awards and decorations include: Belgian Croix De Guerie; GS Identification; EAME Campaign Medal; Bronze Star Medal.