Major Donald L. Miller was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 14 September 1956, class number 9. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, Co A, 503d Abn Inf, Germany; Dir, Leadership Dept, 24th Div, North Carolina Academy; Exec Off, Co L, 5th Tng Regiment, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Adjutant, Headquarters Special Troops, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Staff Officer, Headquarters  Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Instructor, Fort Harrison, Indiana; personnel Mgmt Officer, Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army Korea; Chief, Operations Br, Headquarters, U.S. Army Postal Service Office of the Adjutant General; Chief, Inspections Br, Washington, D.C. | His awards and decorations include: Expert Infantryman; Parachutist; Army Commendation Medal; Legion of Merit.