Lieutenant Colonel Basil I. Mishtowt served as Company Commander with the 36th Armored Infantry in Europe during World War II. He served as G3, Air Section, Eighth U.S. Army and Regimental S3 with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in Korea. | Some of Lieutenant Colonel Mishtowt’s other assignments include duty as Battalion S3, 50th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; and Assistant PMST at North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina. | Lieutenant Colonel Mishtowt’s awards and decorations include: the Silver Star w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star w/ V Device and 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Combat Infantryman Badge.