Colonel Timothy G. Gannon was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 31 March 1952, class number 10. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 5th Infantry Division, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Company Commander, Indiantown Gap, Pen Detachment Commander, 5th Inf Div, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Detachment Commander, S-4, Asst S-3, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Bad Toelz, Germany; Parachute Maintenance Officer, Airborne Department, The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Technical Board Member, Airborne Department, The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Infantry Company Commander, 1st Cavalry Division, Korea; Aide-de-Camp, Assistant G-3, Headquarters, XIV Corps, Minneapolis, Minnesota; G-3 Plans and Operations Officer, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany; G-3 Operations Officer, Headquarters, 1st Field Forces, Nha Trang, Vietnam; Battalion Commander,, 4th Infantry Division, Pleiku, Vietnam; Province Senior Advisor, Military Assistant Command, Vietnam; Group Chief, Management Information System Directorate, Headquarters, Dept of the Army, Office Chief of Staff; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army JFK Center for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His awards and decorations include: Distinguished Flying Cross