Colonel David W. Affleck was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 17 April 1945, Class Number 437. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, IRTC, Camp Maxey, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: I&E Officer, Sub-Base R, Philippines; Platoon Leader, Company Commander, 4th RCT, Fort Lewis, AK; Battalion Executive Officer and Assistant G3, 10th Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS; Student, The Infantry School, Fort Benning; Instructor, Signal School, Fort Monmouth; Company Commander, 8th Honor Guard, Korea; Company Commander, 16th Infantry, Fort Riley, KS; Assistant S3, S3, 16th Infantry, Fort Riley, KS and Germany; Operations Officer, G3, 7th Army, Germany; Student, Command and General Staff College; Operations Officer, J3, MacDill Air Force Base; Battalion Commander, 6th Psyop Battalion, Vietnam; Director, Psyop Dept, Fort Bragg, NC; Group Commander, 2d Psyop Gp, Fort Bragg, NC; Chief, Administrative Affairs, Korea; Advisor, 28th Infantry Division, Harrisburg, PA.