James D. Manley

Colonel James D. Manley was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from the Fort Benning Infantry Officer Candidate School, National Guard Officer Candidate Course, 12 August 1958. His first duty assignment was as an Infantry Mortar Platoon Leader, Heavy Mortar Company, 176th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Section Commander, Mortar Platoon, Combat Support Company, 1st Battle Group, 176th Infantry, Powhatan, Virginia; Unit Commander, 2nd and 3rd Engineer Platoons, Company A (-), 276th Engineer Battalion, Powhatan, Virginia; Company Commander, Company A (-), 276th Engineer Battalion, Richmond, Virginia; Civil Defense Officer, Headquarters Virginia Army National Guard, Richmond, Virginia; Civil Affairs Staff Officer, Headquarters, Virginia Army National Guard, Richmond, Virginia; Director, Operations and Training, Richmond, Virginia; AcoS, Operations and Training, Virginia Army National Guard, Richmond, Virginia; Tactical Officer, Virginia Army National Guard Officer Candidate School, Richmond, Virginia; Senior Tactical Officer, Virginia Army National Guard Officer Candidate School, Richmond, Virginia; Director, Department of Leadership, Virginia Army National Guard, Richmond, Virginia; Commandant, Virginia Army National Guard, Non Commissioned Officer Academy, Richmond, Virginia; Commandant, Virginia Army National Guard, Senior Non Commissioned Officer Management School, Richmond, Virginia. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Manley was serving as a Management Analyst in the Department of the Army for the United States Air Force Management Support Agency, Fort Lee, Virginia.