Colonel James L. Glymph was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class Number 66, 10 September 1942. His first duty assignment was as Adjutant, 365th Infantry Regiment, Camp Atterbury, Indiana. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Adjutant, 365th Infantry, Camp Atterbury, Indiana; Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters 92nd Division, European Theater of Operations; Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1 Headquarters, 92nd Division, European Theater of Operations; Assistant Adjutant General and Enlisted Reserve Corps, Separation Branch, Headquarters Third Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Chief National Guard and ROTC Branch Adjutant; General Section Headquarters Third Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Assistant Adjutant General-17 Transportation Major Port EUCOM; Adjutant General, Bremen Enclave, Bremerhaven Port of Embarkation, USAREUR; Chief Personnel Assignment Branch, Headquarters Second Army, Fort Meade, Maryland; Executive Officer, Special Services Division, The Adjutant General Office, Washington, D.C.; S-1, USA Task Group 7.2 Eniwetok, Marshall Islands; Assistant Chief of Staff, J-1 Atom Bomb Test Joint Task Force Seven, Marshall Islands; Chief Officer Section, The Adjutant General Office, Washington, D.C.; Chief Separation and Retired Activities Division, TAGO, Washington, D.C.; Director of Administrative Services, Headquarters; Military Traffic Management and Terminal Service, Washington, D.C. | Colonel Glymph's awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Honorable Service Lapel Button, The Cross for Merit of War (Italian).