Colonel Ellis L. Fuller was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 16 June 1943, Class Number 256. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 13th Infantry Training Regiment, Camp Fannin, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignment include:  Company Executive Officer, 90th Infantry Training  Regiment, Camp Fannin, Texas; Platoon Leader, Company L, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, France, Belgium, Germany; Liaison Officer, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Belgium, Germany, Czechoslovakia; Assistant S-3, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Washington; Assistant G-3 and Aid-de-Camp to Major General A.C. Smith, Headquarters, 24th Infantry Division, Japan; Aide-de-Camp to Major General, Headquarters, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Assistant S-3 and Battalion S-3, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Washington and Korea; Advisor/Instructor/Staff Officer, Special Assignment Branch Career Management Division, TAGO, Washington D.C.; Battalion S-3, Headquarters, 2d Battalion, 5th Infantry, 8th Infantry Division; S-1, Headquarters 2d Battle Group, 8th Infantry Division, Germany; Staff Officer (G-1), Military Personnel Branch, Germany; Research and Development Coordinator for Infantry Weapons, Infantry Weapons and Field Equipment Division, D.C.S Material Development Headquarters US CONARC; Chief G-1 Division and G-1 Advisor, Personnel Management Advisor to Imperial Iranian Armed Forces, Iran; Executive Officer, Headquarters, 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Washington; Commander, Headquarters, 2d Battalion, 22d Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, Headquarters, I Corps (GP), Special Troops, Korea; Commander, U.S. Army Personnel Center, Oakland Army Base, Oakland, California. | Colonel Fuller's awards and decorations include: Silver Star (2 Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Purple Heart (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters).