Robert Marshall Utley was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1954. His first duty assignment was as Tactical Officer, Infantry OCS, Fort Benning, Georgia. He subsequently served as Historian, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C. | As a civilian historian, Mr. Utley served as a historian for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.; Historian, National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings, National Park Service, Southwest Region, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Regional Historian, Southwest Region, National Park Service, Santa Fe, NM; Chief Historian, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.; Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.; Assistant Director, National Park Service, Park Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C. | At the time of his induction, Mr. Utley was serving as the Deputy Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C.