Colonel Edward E. Mays was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 23 January 1953, class number 44. His first duty assignment was as Medical Field Assistant, 112th Med Battalion, 37th Infantry Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Bn Supply Officer, Svc Battery, 725th Field Artillery Bn, Chicago, Illinois; Army Clinical Clerk, Brooke Army General Hospital; Internist, Headquarters, Hosp Det Usah, Sandia Base, New Mexico; Chief, Medical Service, Headquarters, Hosp Det Usah, Sandia Base, New Mexico; Subspecialty resident in Pulmonary Diseases, Headquarters, Compl, Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver; C, Non-Tuberculosis Chest Service, C, Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii; C, Pulmonary and Infectious Disease Service, Letterman Army Medical Center; C, Hospital Infectious Control Committee, Letterman Army Medical Center; Headquarters Health Services Command, Clinical Medical Division, Deputy Chief of Staff Professional Activities, Fort Sam Houston; Medical Consultant. | His awards and decorations include: NDSM (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), ARCOM, Legion of Merit.