Colonel Dominic R. LaSalla was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 5 August 1942, class number 45. His first duty assignment was as Adjutant, Hq 930 Air Base Security Battalion, Camp Butner, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Adjutant, Camp Butner, North Carolina; Adjutant, Desert Center, California; Adjutant, Portland AAB, Portland, Oregon; Supply Off OASC Hill Field, Ogden, Utah; Admin Off, OASC Hill Field, Ogden, Utah; Unit Comm, 321st Inf Regt 77th Inf, New York; Student, 3095 USAR Con GP, Raleigh, North Carolina; Sta Com Tng, 3095 USAR Con. GP, Raleigh, North Carolina; Air Gr Off, Hq 108th Inf Div, Charlotte, North Carolina; Student, Camg, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Tr. Off. Selective Service Det, Raleigh, North Carolina; Ex Off, Selective Service Det, Raleigh, North Carolina; Comm Off Selective Service Det, Raleigh, North Carolina. | His military awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal w/ one Bronze Star, Honorable Service Lapel Button, Reserve Components Achievement Medal for U.S. Army Reserve, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, World War II Expert Badge w/ Carbine and Sub-Machine, Bars, Sharpshooter Badge w/ Pistol and Rifle Bars.