Gary R. Grimes
Description
Colonel Gary Ray Grimes was commissioned a Quartermaster Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 4-81, 18 September 1981. His first duty assignment was as Weapons Platoon Leader, 1 llh Military Intelligence Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant Operations Officer, 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Aberdeen Maryland; Central Inventory Control Point Operations Officer, Bravo Company, 11th Military Intelligence Battalion, Aberdeen, Maryland; Battalion Logistics Officer, 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Aberdeen, Maryland; Brigade Logistics Officer, 8th Military Police Brigade, Yongsan, South Korea; Assistant Plans Officer, G4, 24th Infantry (Mechanized) Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Plans Officer, G4, 24th Infantry (Mechanized) Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Company Commander, A Company, 724th Main Support Battalion (MSB), 24th Infantry (Mechanized) Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Division Support Command (DISCOM) Plans Officer, 24th Infantry (Mechanized) Division, deployed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iraq during Desert Storm; Quartermaster and Ordnance Team Chief, Readiness Group, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; Support Operations Officer, 68th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; Battalion Executive Officer, 68th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; Logistics Operations Officer, 43rd Combat Support Group, Fort Carson, Colorado; Team Chief. 53rd Infantry Brigade, Saint Petersburg, Florida; Battalion Commander, 194th Maintenance Battalion, Camp Humphreys, South Korea; Operations Officer, Simulation, Training & Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), Orlando, Florida; Chief, Office of the Quartermaster General (OQMG), Quartermaster Center and School (QMC&S), Fort Lee, Virginia; System Manager for Battle Command Support Sustainment (BCS3) and Director, Combat Developments, Enterprise Systems, Combined Arms Support Command, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Lee, Virginia. | His military awards include: Meritorious Service Medal w/ 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medai (Kuwait) and Parachutist Badge.