Harold V. Metzger

Colonel Harold V. Metzger was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 17-66, 3 November 1966. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Tactics Instructor, D Company, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Recon Platoon Leader, B Company, 1-5th Infantry (Mechanized), 25th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Commander, Headquarters Company, 2-14th Infantry Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Commander, A Company, 1-32nd Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; Personnel Officer, 1-8th Infantry Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Commander, Combat Support Company, 2-13th Infantry Battalion, 8th Infantry Division, Sandrofen, Germany; Division Property Book Officer, 8th Service and Transportation Battalion, 8th Infantry Division, Bad Kreuznach, Germany; Supply Officer, 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Materiel Management Center commander, 3rd Support Command, Frankfurt, Germany; Battalion Commander, National Training Center Support Battalion, Fort Irwin, California; Quartermaster Assignment Officer, Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia; Chief, Troop Support Division, Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff of Logistics, Pentagon; Brigade Commander, Division Support Command, 1st Armored Division, Furth, Germany; Chief, Supply and Maintenance Division, U.S. Army Europe, 7th Army, Heidelberg, Germany; G-4, V Corps, Frankfurt, Germany. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Metzger was serving as Deputy Project Manager, National Training Center Support Services for ITT Federal Services Corporation at Fort Irwin, California.