First Lieutenant Robert P. Dale was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 4-65, 19 April 1965. His first duty assignment was as Infantry Platoon Leader, Company B, 5th Battalion, 1st Training Brigade (AIT), Fort Ord, California. | His subsequent assignments include: Assistant S-1 (Courts and Boards Officer), 2nd Training Brigade (AIT), Fort Ord, California; Movement Officer, 90th Replacement Battalion, USARV, Republic of Vietnam; Assistant S-3, 90th Replacement Battalion USARV, Republic of Vietnam; Battalion S-1, 90th Replacement Battalion, USARV, Republic of Vietnam. | At the time of his induction, Mr. Dale was Presiding Judge, Sonoma County Domestic Violence Court.