Brigadier General Robert Leroy Duewerth was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 1 August 1952. Enlisted Service: 17 May 1950 through 31 July 1952 (RA-Infantry, Staff Sergeant). Years of Active Commissioned Service: 29 Years as of 1 August 1981. Total Years of Service: 31 Years as of 1 May 1981. At time of induction, serving as Deputy Commander, 86th U.S. Army Reserve Command, Forest Park, Illinois. | Military schools attended include: Leadership School, Officer Candidate School, Company Officer Extention, U.S. Army Marksmanship Training Course, Command and General Staff Refresher-Combat Division Course, Advanced Course, NWEO, The Inspector General Orientation Course, Field Grade Refresher, Command and General Staff College, ICAF National Security Seminar, Senior Officer Preventive Maintenance Course, National Security Management Course, The Ordnance School Advanced Course, Army War College. | His awards and decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/10 Year Device, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster. | Following his retirement, General Duewerth was Lieutenant of Police, Department of Police, City of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois