Colonel Daniel W. Doty was commissioned and Ordnance Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 22 June 1954, class number 8. His first duty assignment was as XO, 55st Ordnance Detachment, Fort Lewis, Washington. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Commanding Officer, 53d Ordnance Detachment, Fort Lewis, Washington and Vancouver Barracks, Washington; Ammunition Advisor, 1st Chinese Field Army, Military Assistance Advisory Group, China; Chief, Management Branch and Senior Management Instructor, U.S. Army Ordnance School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; Senior Explosives Ordnance Disposal Officer, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam; Logistics Advisor, U.S. Army Mission, Lima, Peru; Special Assistant to DCSLOG for M16 Rifle, Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistic, Headquarters, DA; Battalion Commander, 83d Ordnance Battalion, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea; Chief, Technical Proficiency Inspection Team for Nuclear Units, Office of the Inspector General, Headquarters, DA; Commander, USA Umtilla Depot Activity, Hermiston, Organ. | Colonel Doty's awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal (V Device and 1 Oak Leaf Cluster).