Richard J. Kattar
Description
Colonel Richard J. Kattar was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 22 September 1955. His first duty assignment was as Infantry Platoon Leader, 3d Battalion, 23rd Infantry. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant S3, 3d Battalion, 23rd Infantry; Company Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battle Group, 23rd Infantry; Pathfinder and Map Reading Instructor, United States Army Infantry School; Rifle Company Commander/Assistant S3, Company A, 2nd Airborne Battle Group, 187th Infantry; Inf Battalion Advisor/G3 Advisor, 3d Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd ARepublic of Vietnam Div; U.S. Army Strategy and Tactics Analysis Staff Action Officer Group (STAG DCSOPS DA); Staff Actions Control Officer, Office of Chief of Staff, U.S. Army DA; Battalion Commander/Dep Bde Cdr, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Dav Div (Airmobile) Republic of Vietnam; Director of Military Science, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; Battalion Commander, 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry, Berlin Brigade; ACofS, G3, United States Army Berlin/Berlin Brigade; Deputy Brigade Commander/Chief of Staff, United States Army Berlin/Berlin Brigade.