Herbert D. Williams III

Colonel Herbert D. Williams III was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 23 August 1966. His first duty assignment was as Aero Rifle Platoon Leader, Troop C, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. | His subsequent duty assignment include: Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Vietnam; Executive Officer and Company Commander, Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Vietnam; Brigade S-4, 2d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Military Law Instructor, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Chief of Criminal Law and Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Staff Judge Advocate, Southern European Task Force (SETAF), Vicenza, Italy; International Law Instructor, U.S. Army Institute for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Legal Advisor, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Appellate Military Judge, U.S. Army Court of Military Review, Falls Church, Virginia; Legal Advisor, the Inspector General of the Army, Washington, D.C.; Staff Judge Advocate, First U.S. Army, Fort Meade, Maryland. | Colonel Williams was serving as Staff Attorney, Knight & Associates, Fairfax, Virginia and as an independent representative of Excel Telecommunications, Incorporated at the time of his induction.