Colonel Peter G. Burbules was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 5 May 1954, Class Number 6. His first duty assignment was as Post Ammunition Officer, Post Ordnance Officer, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Ammunition Staff Officer, 59th Ordnance Group, Korea; Nuclear Weapon Instructor, Defense Atomic Support Agency, Jamdia Base, New Mexico; Ammunition Advisor, USA Element, Joint U.S. Military Mission, Ankara, Turkey; Project Officer, Project Manager’s Office, General Purpose Vehicles, Warren, Michigan; Materiel Officer, 191st Ordnance Battalion (Ammo), Cam Rhan Bay, Vietnam; Commanding Officer, Corn Husker Army Ammunition Plant, Grand Island, Nebraska; Commanding Officer, 172d Support Battalion, 172d Light Infantry Brigade, Fort Richardson, Alaska; Weapons System Analyst, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, Washington, D.C.; Executive Officer and Executive Secretary, Army Systems Acquisition, Systems Review and Analysis Office, OD.CSRDA; Chairman, Joint Force Task Group, Headquarters, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Washington, D.C.; Commanding Officer, Tooele Army Depot, Tooele, Utah. | Colonel Burbules has completed Ordnance Career Course; Armed Forces Staff College, U.S. Naval War College. | His awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster.