Ronald R. Baskin

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Ronald R. Baskin

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Colonel Ronald R. Baskin was commissioned an Artillery Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 1 November 1947, class number 12. His first duty assignment was as Assistant Executive Officer, B Battery, 469th Field Artillery (FA) Battalion. | His subsequent duty assignment include: Executive Officer, B Battery, 571st FA Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas; Platoon Leader, 594th Trans Truck Company, Giessen/Kitzingen and Nurberg, Germany; Platoon Leader/Motor Oficer/S-3/Commander, Headquarters 2d FA Battalion, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Battalion Motor Officer/Headquarters Battery Commander/Battalion Signal Officer, Headquarters 555th FA Battalion, Korea; GP Signal Officer, Headquarters 187th FA Group; Instructor, Motors Department, USA Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; S-3, Headquarters, 36th FA Battalion, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Motor Officer, Headquarters, 599th AFA Battalion, Erlangen, Germany and Headquarters 2d, 34th Arty, Erlangen/Nurnberg, Germany; Commander/S-4, Service Battery, 2d battalion, 34th Artillery, Nurnberg, Germany; S-2, Headquarters, 1st Missile Battalion 52d Artillery, Hanford Washington; S-3, Headquarters 4th Missile Battalion, 60th Arty, Redmond, Washington, S-2, Headquarters, 26th Air Defense Group, Fort Lawton, Washington; Senior Artillery Advisor, Advisory Team 51, 21st ARepublic of Vietnam Division, Vietnam; Chief, Missile Command Branch, Senior Officers, USAARMS, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Preventive Maintenance Department and C Missile Command Branch, USAARMS, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Staff Officer, Combat Development Branch/Chief, CD, Branch, Force Struction Division/Chief, Doctrine, Organization and Trp Test Branch, Doctrine and System Division/Chief, NATO Spt Branch, Artillery Special Weapons Division, ODCSOPS, Headquarters USAREUR and 7th Army, Heidelberg, Germany; Executive Officer and  Commander, HHB, 108th Arty Group, Vietnam; Chief, WINTEX/HIGH HEELS Control Group and Chief, USAREUR Operations Center, Operations Division, ODCSOPS, Headquarters USAREUR and 7th Army, Heidelberg, Germany; Alcohol and Drug Control Officer, DPCA, USAARMC, Fort Knox, Kentucky, Commander, Headquarters Committee, USAARMC, Fort Knox, Kentucky. | His awards and decorations include:  Vietnamese Gallantry Cross (Silver Star), Good Conduct Medal, Air Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal (2 Oak Leaf Cluster).

Additional Information

Graduated From
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Key Assignment
Executive Officer, B Battery, 571st FA Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas
Highest Award
Bronze Star Medal
Year Inducted
1979
Branch Of Service
Field Artillery
Rank
Colonel
HF ID #
HF_00886

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