Lieutenant General Kjellstrom was commissiomed an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1944. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. | His subsequent duty assignment include: Battalion S-2, Headquarters, 3d Battalion, 385 Infantry, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; Liaison Officer/S-3/S-2, 407th Infantry, USFET; S-3/S-2/XO/commander, Headquarters 14th Cav group, USFET; Liaison Intel Officer/Chief Domestic Intel Branch/Chief Org and Methods Branch/Chief, Mgmt Division/Budget and Fiscal Off; Compt Sec, Compt Section, Headquarters 5th Army Chicago, Illinois and Headquarters JLC FEC; Budget and Accounting Division, Finance and Accounting Division, OQMG, Washington, D.C.; Comptroller/Asst Compt, Headquarters USAGARNAREAGER, Germany; Accounting Pol Staff Officer, ODA, OCA, Washington, D.C.; DA Org Study Group, OSD Project 80; Division QM, 1st QM Company, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.