Colonel Bobby J. Maynard was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 28 August 1957, Class Number 5. His first duty assignment was as Rifle Platoon Leader, Company D, 51st ARB, 4th AD, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant S-3, Hohenfels Training Area, Germany; S-1/Adjutant, Hohenfels Training Area, Germany; Recruiting Officer and Recruiting Main Station Commander, Wilkes Brave, PA and Cleveland, OH; Rifle Company Commander and Battalion S-3, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Korea; Plans Officer, 2d LOG Command, Fort Lee, VA; Battalion S-3/Executive Officer Spt Battalion 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne, RVN; S-4 CENTAG Spt Command, Germany; Division Chief, Department of Military ARTS U.S. Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, VA; Battalion Commander, 2d Student Battalion, Fort Ben Harrison; Inspector General, 2d Infantry Division, Korea; Deputy Brigade Commander, 197th Infantry Brigade (Sep), Fort Benning; Material Readiness Officer, DIO, Fort Benning; Deputy Chief of Staff (Facilities and Installations), 2d Infantry Division, Korea; Readiness Coordinator, Army Readiness and Mobilization Region IV, Fort Gillem, GA; DCSLOG, 2d Army. | His awards and decorations include: Bronze Star w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster; Meritorious Service Medal w/4 Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal w/3 Oak Leaf Cluster; American Campaign Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster; Good Conduct Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster; Expert Infantryman Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Parachutist Badge; Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/Bronze Star; ROK Korean War Service Medal; Korean Veterans Assn Spirit of Freedom Medal; West German WRK IV Citation. | Military schools attended include: Basic Airborne Training, Infantry Officers Advance Course, Command and General Staff College, Inspector General's School, Installation Management Course, Maintenance Officers Course, Instructor Training Course, Command and General Staff Refresher Course, Psychological Opns Course, Special Warfare Course, Counterinsurgency Opns Course, Industrial College of Armed Forces. | Colonel Maynard hold a BS Degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha; Master of Education (M.ED. Guidance & Counseling) College of William and Mary.