Colonel Fredrick L. Spaulding was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 36-67, 22 June 1967. His first duty assignment was as Team Leader “A” Team, Co A, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Okinawa. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Mission Commander, 1st Special Forces Group, Philippines; Senior Controller, Southern Region, 1st Special Forces Group, Taiwan; Assistant S3, Joint Exercise, CINCPAC, Republic of Korea; Commanding Officer, Co A, 2/327 Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne, Vietnam; Assistant G3, Division Headquarters, 101st Airborne, Vietnam; Commanding Officer, Co A, 2/506 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne, Vietnam; Assistant S3, S3 Air, TOC Officer, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne, Vietnam; Co A, 2/501 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne, Vietnam; Co C, 3/187 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne, Vietnam; Assistant S3, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne, Vietnam; Team Leader “A” Team, Co C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Assistant S3 and S4, Co C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commanding Officer, Co C, 1/32nd Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; Assistant G1, Headquarters 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana; S3 and Temporary Commander, Co D, 151st Infantry, Indiana Army National Guard, Muncie, Indiana; Commanding Officer, HHC 123rd USARCOM, Indiana Army Reserves, Indianapolis, Indiana; Commanding Officer, HHC 451st Field Depot, Indiana Army Reserves, Indianapolis, Indiana; S3, 1st Battalion, 12th Special Forces, Richards Gebauer Air Base, Belton, Missouri; Executive Officer, 4th Training Brigade, 70th Division, Army Reserves, Camp Atterbury, Indiana. | Colonel Spaulding's awards and decorations include: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star w/ V, Bronze Star, Air Medal w/ V, Presidential Unit citations and Valorous Unit Award and Combat Infantryman Badge. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Spaulding was residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.