Colonel Frederick J. Sanders was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 15 July 1942, class number 35. His first duty assignment was Commo Officer, The Infantry School. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Ninth U.S. Army, USA And Europe; Counter Intelligence Corps, USAnd Puerto Rico; OACSI, Headquarters, DA (Soviet Specialist); Commandant, U.S. Army Institute of Russian Studies, Garmisch, Germany; Deputy ACofS, G-2, Headquarters U.S. Army, Vietnam; AC of S, G-2, Headquarters, II Field Force, Vietnam. | His awards and decorations include: Commendation Medal, Bronze Star Medal; Legion of Merit.