Colonel Albert T. Finnerty was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 4-60, 11 October 1960. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, Company A, 2nd Battle Group, 30th Infantry Regiment, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Intelligence Officer, 368th Trans. Company, Los Angeles, California; Weapons Platoon Leader, Company A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Anaheim, California; Aide-de-Camp, 63rd Infantry Division, Maywood, California; Aide-de-Camp, 311th Logistics Command, Los Angeles, California; Supply Officer, 311th Logistics Command, Los Angeles, California; Operations and Training Officer, Headquarters, 63rd Army Reserve Command, Los Angeles, California; Company Commander, 736th Transportation Company, Los Angeles, California; Headquarters Commandant, Headquarters, 63rd Army Reserve Command, Los Angeles, California; Battalion Commander, 469th Supply and Service Battalion, Los Angeles, California; Assistant Chief of Staff Maintenance, 31lth Support Brigade, Los Angeles, California; Assistant Deputy Chief of Operations, Headquarters, 63rd Army Reserve Command, Los Angeles, California; Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Headquarters, 63rd Army Reserve Command, Los Angeles, California; Chief of Staff, 311th Corps Support Command, Los Angeles, California; reassigned to ARPERCEN, St. Louis, Missouri; Chief Tank-Automotive Logistics Office (IMassachusetts) Deputy Chief of Staff-Logistics, Directorate for Supply and Maintenance, Department of the Army; Chief of the Reserve Affairs Division (IMassachusetts) Office, Assistant Secretary of the Army Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of the Army; and Deputy Chief of Staff, Training, Headquarters, 63rd Army Reserve Command, Los Alamitos, California; Chief of Staff, Headquarters, 63rd Army Reserve Command, Los Alamitos, California. | Colonel Finnerty is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defense College in Rome, Italy, and the United States Army War College. | His military awards include: Meritorious Service Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/ 2 Hour Glass Devices, Army Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon and Expert Infantryman Badge.