Richard L. Cohen

Colonel Richard L. Cohen was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 12 October 1942. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company A, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Company Commander, Company C, 394th Infantry, 94th Division, Camp VanDorn, Mississippi; Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Company Commander, Company’s K & I, 164th Infantry AMERICAL Division, South West Pacific; Training Company Commander, Company M, 60th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division (Training), Fort Dix, New Jersey; Company Commander, Company G, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Japan; Battalion S-3, 2d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Infantry), 1st Cavalry Division (Infantry), Japan and Korea; Deputy Advisor, Japanese National Police Reserve, Japan; Regiment S-3, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Infantry), 1st Cavalry Division (Infantry), Korea; Battalion Commander, 7th Engineer CBT Battalion Leaders Course, 5th Infantry Division; Battalion S-3, 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Germany; Command and General Staff College, RD72d Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Instructor and C & CSG Department Head, United States Army Reserve School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; School Commandant, United States Reserve School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.