Colonel Herbert J. Michau was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 10 November 1942, class number 97. His first duty assignment was as S-3, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 347 Infantry Regiment, Camp McCain, Mississippi. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Adjutant, Headquarters Co, 2nd Bn, 347 Inf Regiment, Camp McCain, Mississippi; S-3, Headquarters Co, 2nd Bn, 347 Inf Regiment, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Battalion Executive Officer, Headquarters, 61st Repl Bn, APTO; Off AUS Svc not on AD; Commander, 9th MP Co, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Assistant PM, Headquarters, 1262d ASU, Fort Dix, New Jersey; C/Operations Section, Metro PM of Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan; PM, Headquarters Central Comd FECOM, Far East Comd; PM, 7011 ASU, Fort Myer, Virginia; PM, Munich Det SASC, 7822 AU USARERU, Munich, Germany; Commander, 793rd MP Bn, Nurnberg, Germany; PM, U.S. Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Georgia; PM, USA Car (3150) (Fld), Fort Benning, Georgia; Commander, USA Elm AFPD NY, Metro Area (Fld), Brooklyn, New York; PM Headquarters, I Corps (GP), USARPAC-Korea; Dep Pm, PM Div, Headquarters USAREUR, Heidelberg, Germany. | Colonel Michau's awards and decorations include: the Army Commendation Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster; ACM w/Metal Pendent; Good Conduct Medal.