Major General Perry Vaught Dalby was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class # 57-67 54th Company on 5 October 1967. His first duty assignment was as Assistant OPN Officer, S3 Air, 2nd Battalion 52nd Infantry, 1st AD, Fort Hood, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: S-3 Air/S-3, 2d Battalion, 52d Infantry, 1st Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas; May 68-June 68, Casual Status; June 68-September 68, Student, United States Army Primary Helicopter Center and School, Fort Wolters, Texas; September 68- February 69, Student, United States Army Aviation School, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; February 69- April 69, Casual Status; April 69- June 69 Assistant Operations Officer, 11th Aviation Company (GS), 11th Aviation Group (AM), 1st Cavalry Division (AM), United States Army, Vietnam; December 69- March 70, Platoon Commander, 235th Aviation Company, United States Army, Vietnam; April 70- July 71, Aide-de-Camp, Headquarters Command, United States Army Primary Helicopter Center and School, Fort Wolters, Texas; November 72- June 73, Assistant S3/S3 Air, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood Texas; August 74- March 75, S-3, 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood Texas; April 75- September 75, S-1, 3d Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; September 75- October 76, Executive Officer, 55th Aviation Company, 55d Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, United States Army, Korea; January 77- July 77, Commander, Company B, 2d Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas; July 77-July 83, Control Group (Reinforcement), Combat Aviator, Company D, 502d Combat Aviation Battalion, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas (March-April 81, March- April 83, ADT);  July 83- August 85, Infantry Battalion Command/Operations Controller, 75th Maneuver Area Command, Houston Texas; August 85- October 87, Armor Battalion Command/Operations Controller, 75th Maneuver Area Command, Houston, Texas; October 87- October 88, Aviation Controller, 75th Maneuver Area Command, Houston, Texas; October 88- October 89, Squadron/Battalion Command Operations Controller, 75th Maneuver Area Command, Houston, Texas; October 89- October 90, Aviation Controller, 75th Maneuver Area Command, Houston, Texas.  June 92-May 94, Director, Battle Projection Center, 75th Division (Exercise), Houston, Texas; June 94-April 95, Commander, 2d Simulation Group (Forward), 75th Division (Exercise), Fort Sill, Oklahoma; April 95-July 95, Commander, 1st Brigade (BCST) and Assistant Division Commander, 75th Division (Training Support), Houston, Texas.