Louis W. Rissland

Colonel Louis W. Rissland was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 29-52, 26 September 1952. His first duty assignment was as Training Officer, Headquarters, 167th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division, Camp Atterbury, Indiana. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, 1434th Control Group, New Jersey Military District, Kearny, New Jersey; Executive Officer and Company Commander, Company D, 309th Regiment (Basic Combat Training (BCT)), 78th Division (Training), Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; Assistant S-3, Headquarters, 309th Regiment (BCT),78th Division (Training), Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; S-2, Headquarters, 309th Regiment (BCT), 78th Division (Training), Fort Hancock, New Jersey; S-1, Headquarters, 1st Brigade (BCT), 78th Division (Training), Fort Hancock, New Jersey; Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 309th, 1st Brigade (BCT), 78th Division (Training), Fort Hancock, New Jersey; Executive Officer, 1st Brigade (BCT), 78th Division (Training), Fort Hancock, New Jersey; Infantry Team Chief, 78th Division Maneuver Training Command, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Coordinator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 1, Monmouth County, New Jersey; Director, National Security Management Seminar Program, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. | Colonel Rissland retired from the U.S. Army Reserves and Avery-Dennison Corporation, where he was a Territory Sales Manager.