Fletcher H. Maffett

Colonel Fetcher H. Maffett was commissioned as an Artillery Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 4-57 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 11 June 1957. His first duty assignment was as Chief, Nuclear Warhead Branch, Nike Hercules Division, United States Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas.| His subsequent duty assignments include: Fire Direction Officer, 1st Missile Battalion, 42nd Artillery, 4th United States Army Missile Command, Camp Page, Korea; Commanding Officer, 232nd Signal Company, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Instrument Flight Instructor, United States Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Alabama; Commanding Officer, Bravo Company, 504th Aviation Battalion, 4th Armored Division, Furth Army Air Field, Germany; Commander, 219th Airplane Company, Vietnam; Program Analyst, Office of the Secretary of the Army, The Pentagon; Commander, 40th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Military Planning Officer, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, The Pentagon; System Architect and Engineer for Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Army (Operations and Plans), The Pentagon; Commander, United States Army Communications Command (Alaska), Fort Richardson, Alaska; Chief, Command, Control and Surveillance Division, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army (Research, Development and Acquisition), The Pentagon; Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff, Army (Research, Development and Acquisition), The Pentagon. | Colonel Maffett's military awards and decorations include: the United States Department of Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal w/ 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal w/ Knot and the Republic of Vietnam Honor Medal First Class.