Supreme Court Justice Asher W. Sweeney was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 26 April 1945, class number 441. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Camp Roberson, AR. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, 3d Infantry Division, Korea; Chief of the Federal Contracting Agency in Cincinnati; Democrat candidate for Secretary of State of Ohio, selected as Justice of Ohio Supreme Court. | His awards and decorations include: Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, and Legion of Merit.