Hilbert (Bert) H. Chole

Lieutenant Colonel Hilbert (Bert) H. Chole was commissioned an Armor officer upon completion of Officer Candidate School Class Number 7-63. His first duty assignment was as the Adjutant, Assistant S-3 and Troop Commander with the 2nd Squadron 17th (Airborne) Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky. | His subsequent assignments include: Adjutant, Assistant S-3, and Troop Commander with the 2nd Squadron 17th (Airborne) Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division; Army Flight School; 1st Squadron (Air) 9th Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile; Scout Platoon Leader, Troop Operations Officer and as the Squadron S-2 and S-3; Company/Team Branch of the Command and Staff Department of the Armor School; Cavalry Instructor, Chief of the Air Cavalry Branch and Chief of the Armor Branch; Squadron (Air) 9th Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), Republic of Vietnam; Air Cavalry Troop Commander, Squadron Executive Officer, and Brigade S-3; Commander of the 170th Attack Helicopter Company and as the Executive Officer of the 4th Squadron, 9th (Attack) Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas; Assignment Officer, Armor Captains, Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia; Department of the Army Staff, Action Officer in the Plans, Programs and Budget Directorate, Office of Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel; Commander, 1st Squadron, (Airborne/Air Assault) 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.