Quitman L. Kirby, Jr.
Description
Major Quitman L. Kirby, Jr. was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 19-66, 5 December 1966. His first duty assignment was as Instructor, Map Reading Committee, Company Operations Department, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia.
His subsequent duty assignments include: Instructor, Reliable Academy, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Support Platoon Leader, 5th Battalion (Mechanized), 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Support Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam; Chief, Machine Gun Committee, 3rd Advanced Individual Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Commander, Company E, 3rd Advanced Individual Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Commander, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; Assistant Brigade Operations Officer, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia; Manpower Control Officer, Headquarters, Training and Doctrine Command, Virginia.
At the time of his induction, Major Kirby was serving as Senior Management Analyst, Manpower, Equipment and Documentation Division, Directorate of Resource Management, Fort Benning, Georgia.
