Robert D. Hinkle

Colonel Robert D. Hinkle was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 9 May 1952. His first duty assignment was as Infantry Platoon Leader, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Camp Drum, New York. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, 179th Infantry Regiment, Korea; Battalion, Motor Officer, 179th Infantry Regiment, Korea; Regimental Ammunition Officer, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, Korea; Student Officer, 1153d United States Army Reserve School, Camden, New Jersey; Command and General Staff College Instructor, Fort Dix, New Jersey, Camden and Trenton, New Jersey; Admissions Liaison Officer, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.