Colonel Frank Slater Plummer, Jr. was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 19 January 1975, class number 364. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company A, Heavy Weapon Company, 24th Infantry Regiment, Camp Maxey, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Operations Officer, Army Exchange Service, Headquarters, Armed Forces, Western Pacific; Anti Tk Plt Ldr, Headquarters Co, 71st Div, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Loading Officer, Berlin Airlift, 7795 Traf Regulating Company, Rhein Mein, Germany; Wpns Platoon Leader, Co C, 26th Inf, 1st Inf Div, Bamberg, Germany; Executive Officer, Co I, 26th Inf, 1st Inf Div, Bamberg, Germany; Asst PMS7T, John Tarleton State College, 4305 Army Support Unit, Stephenville; Intel Off, Field Operation Intel, Armed Forces Far East, 8177 Army Unit, Korea; Asst G2, Headquarters Co, 82d Abn Div, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Company Commander, Co E, 2d/503 Abn Battle Group/82d Abn Div, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Battalion Executive Officer, Comd & control Bn, 82d Abn Div, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Chief, Production Br, Office Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C; G-3, III Corps, US Mil Asst Comd, S. Vietnam; Bien Hoa; Bn Commander, 18th Bn, 5th Bde, USA Tng Comd, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Actg Bde Commander, 5th Bde, USA Tng Comd, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Staff Off, Exercise Div, ODCSOPS, Headquarters USAREUR & Seventh Army, Hiedelberg, Germany; Comd Off, 1st Abn Bde, 8th Inf Div, USAREUR, Maintz, Germany; G2, HHC, V Corps, USAREUR, Frankfurt, Germany; Sr Advisor, 18th Div, US Mil Asst Comd, USARPAC, III Corps, Vietnam; Director, Combat System & Support Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Combat Development Command, Fort Benning, Georgia; Director, Combat System & Support Directorate, Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia; Director, Combat System Directorate, Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia. | His awards and decorations include: Gallantry Cross w/Silver Cross; Gallantry Cross w/Bronze Star; Gallantry Cross w/Gold Star; Three Gallantry Cross w/Palm; Vietnam Army distinguished Service Order 2d Cl; Air Medal w/7 Oak Leaf Clusters; Army Commendation Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster; Legion of Merit w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters; Purple Heart; Bronze Star w/V Device; Silver Star.