Colonel Victor E. Micol, Jr. was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from OCS Class #1 on 12 August 1958. His first duty assignment was as Counterfire Platoon Leader, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, Morgantown, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Schools and Training Officer, G-3, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Aviator, 508th ASA, Korea and Vietnam; Company Commander, C Co, 2-18 Infantry, 1st Div, Fort Riley and Vietnam; Platoon Commander, 74th Aviation Co, Vietnam; G-3 Training Officer, Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, ALlabama; Company Commander, 48th ASLT Hel Co, Vietnam; Battalion Executive Officer, 1-60th Infantry, 172nd Brigade, Fort Richardson, Alaska; Assignment Officer, Infantry Branch, MILPERCEN, Alexandria, Virginia; Dep House LNO, Office Chief Legislative LNO Sec Army, Washington D.C.; Battalion Commander, 1-502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Div (AA), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Chief, Training Div, G-3/DPT, 101st Airborne Div (AA), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Instructor, Dept of Tactics, Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Class Director, Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Post Commander, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Fort Richardson, Alaska; and Chief of Staff, 6th Infantry Div, Fort Richardson, Alaska; Senior Army National Guard Advisor, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Richardson, Alaska. | Colonel Micol is a graduate of the Fixed Wing Aviator School, Associate Career Course, Airborne School, Rotary Wing Aviator School, Command & General Staff College, Ranger School and Army War College. | His military awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge.